overweening中文什么意思

adj.
自以为了不起的，自负的；傲慢的；夸大了的。adv.
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• be overweening:    睥睨一切
• overweening pride:    增上慢
• overweening ambition vanity pride etc:    自负的雄心

例句与用法

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1. Madge wildfire, who, among other indications of insanity, had a most overweening opinion of those charms .
   玛吉虽说疯疯颠颠，却还特别爱个俊俏。
2. Throughout her life she has hidden her insecurities behind a facade of, at times, overweening self-confidence .
   在她一生中，她常常靠摆出泰然自若的样子，来掩饰内心的犹豫不定。
3. Of wild and overweening temper, she could not bear the humiliation of her husband's soft, half-appealing kindness to everyone .
   她生性难以驾驭，高傲自负，无法忍受丈夫对人人都温文尔雅，假仁假意。
4. An overweening public sector has stifled growth in jobs in service industries
   自负的公共部门已经妨碍了服务业岗位的增长。

英文释义

形容词

1. presumptuously arrogant; "had a witty but overweening manner"; "no idea how overweening he would be"- S.V.Benet; "getting a little uppity and needed to be slapped down"- NY Times
   同义词：uppity
2. unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings; "extravagant praise"; "exuberant compliments"; "overweening ambition"; "overweening greed"
   同义词：excessive, extravagant, exuberant