high-flown中文什么意思

adj.
1.好高鹜远的；高超的。
2.夸张的。

• high flown:    颇具野心; 虚夸的
• flown:    flown1 fly1 的过去分词。 ...
• drape flown:    定距飞行

例句与用法

1. For the next two days carrie indulged in the most high-flown speculations .
   随后的两天里，嘉利沉入了非非的幻想。
2. Don't be scared of the high-flown language of economists and cabinet ministers .
   不要被经济学家和内阁大臣们的高谈阔论所吓倒。
3. The old lady relieves the high-flown benevolence of her husband with a good deal of spirit .
   这位老太太非常热心地接替她的丈夫做的善事，非常了不起。

英文释义

形容词

1. of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept"; "a grand purpose"
   同义词：exalted, elevated, sublime, grand, high-minded, lofty, rarefied, rarified, idealistic, noble-minded
2. pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals); "high-flown talk of preserving the moral tone of the school"; "a high-sounding dissertation on the means to attain social revolution"
   同义词：high-sounding, inflated