橘子朗文词典

high and mighty

H 开头单词

基本解释

  • 趾高气扬的

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英汉例句

    双语例句

  • The high and mighty, history reveals, weren’t always so high and mighty.
    在历史上，我们也并不总是总是那么高高在上的。
  • But should the high and mighty get off when ordinary people committing the same crimes would go to prison?
    普通人犯同样的罪要进监狱，位高权重者就该逃脱吗？
  • “The high and mighty,” he argued, “are often denied the “bodily attributes of their position, such as height or beauty.
    “地位高和有势力的，”他认为，“常常否认了他们地位的身体属性，例如身高或者美貌。”

    • 权威例句

  • The brothers are the latest to join the ranks of the high and mighty named in the ongoing telecom investigation in which 14 people, including two former billionaires, were jailed.
    FORBES: Essar Group's Ruias Charged In Telecom Investigation
  • The list of high-and-mighty companies cut down or brought low by market forces is a long one.
    FORBES: Magazine Article
  • From the high-and-mighty viewpoint of the national media, this may seem trivial.
    ECONOMIST: The golden age of the Commons

词组短语

    短语

  • High mountains and mighty streams 山高水长
  • Act high and mighty 行为高傲
  • High And Mighty Airs 臭架子
  • be high and mighty 自以为了不起
  • Miss High and Mighty 大小姐

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • behaving as if you are much more important than other people