overweening + noun
用于修饰名词，表示程度过分或傲慢。
His overweening ambition led to his downfall.
他那过分的野心导致了他的垮台。
自负的; 过分自信的
过分自信的；(有时也指)傲慢的。；夸大的,过度的。；骄傲的；过于自信的
presumptuously arrogant
过分自信的；(有时也指)傲慢的。
Unduly confident; (sometimes also) arrogant.
夸大的,过度的。
Exaggerated, excessive.
His overweening ambition led him to make reckless decisions.
他过分的野心导致他做出了轻率的决定。
用法提示：overweening 作为形容词，修饰 ambition，表示“过分的、自负的”野心。
The critic accused the director of overweening pride in his own work.
评论家指责导演对自己的作品抱有自负的骄傲。
用法提示：overweening 作为形容词，修饰 pride，强调“过度自负的”骄傲。
She had an overweening confidence that annoyed her colleagues.
她那种过于自信的态度惹恼了同事。
用法提示：overweening 作为形容词，修饰 confidence，表示“过分自信的”。
用于修饰名词，表示程度过分或傲慢。
His overweening ambition led to his downfall.
他那过分的野心导致了他的垮台。
后接名词或动名词，表示在某方面过分自大。
She is overweening in her confidence.
她过分自信。
用于强调某行为或态度是傲慢的。
It was overweening pride to think he could win alone.
认为他能独自获胜是过分傲慢。
grammar · medium
易错句子He overweening his ability.
正确表达He is overweening about his ability.
Overweening是形容词，不能直接用作动词。需加系动词be和介词about才能表达‘对…过分自信’的意思。
grammar · medium
易错句子The task is overweening.
正确表达The task is overwhelming.
Overweening意为‘自负的’，通常形容人；形容任务艰巨应使用overwhelming（压倒性的）。两者拼写接近但含义不同。
overweening侧重过分自信、自负，overbearing侧重专横、盛气凌人
overweening是自负的，而overwhelming是程度上的压倒性，拼写相似但含义不同
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