| 词汇 | haughty |
| 释义 | haughty adjective disapprovinguk /ˈhɔː.ti/ us /ˈhɑː.t̬i/ unfriendly and seeming to consider yourself better than other people: 不友好的，傲慢的 She has a rather haughty manner.她的举止非常傲慢。 Synonyms arrogant conceiteddisapproving condescendingdisapproving hubristicliterary imperious lordly overbearingdisapproving patronizing pompousdisapproving proud(FEELING IMPORTANT)disapproving self-importantdisapproving sneeringdisapproving sniffyinformal snootyinformal superciliousdisapproving superior(BETTER)disapproving acting as if you are more important than other people arrogantI can't stand how arrogant he is! proudDon't be too proud to admit you're wrong. pompousWhat a pompous jerk! self-importantThe room was filled with self-important politicians. superiorHer superior and smug manner made conversation unbearable. Showing arrogance and conceit (as) proud as Luciferidiom airs and gracesidiom arrogant arrogantly as if you owned the placeidiom egoistic egoistically egomaniacal egomaniacally egotistic patronizingly pomposity pompous pompously popinjay swollen head swollen-headed talk down to someone think the (whole) world revolves around youidiom throw your weight aroundidiom Related wordshaughtily haughtiness haughty | American Dictionaryhaughty adjective us/ˈhɔ·t̬i/ unreasonably proud and unfriendly: They show a haughty contempt of others. haughtilyadverbus/ˈhɔ·təl·i/ Examples of haughtyhaughty A vocal delivery that might seem haughty or conceited, too mellifluous or elegant, excessively 'musical', or calculated to please others must be avoided. The haughty attitudes of the pre-war era were slow to disappear. This form, though generally more masculine than feminine, may be used by tough or haughty female teachers and other females in authority. The tone throughout is haughty and condescending, reinforced by flashes of knowingly superior humour. Pavlov ensured such indifference in advance by haughty dismissal of any other approach. Manchester was rather more haughty about who could join. They thought they were all haughty and arrogant. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But we have reservations nevertheless of a very vital character which cannot be removed either by any haughty contempt or complete silence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The idea that it is haughty and takes to itself positive powers of direction is as far from the truth as it can be. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They might become a little haughty about their lifelong abstinence from strong drink. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I agree that, on paper, it seems to be a rather haughty, aristocratic institution. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Over a period of weeks, even months, he maintained a haughty silence on the subject. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Through that arrogance, pride and haughty spirit, they have made careless decisions on the poll tax. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am getting rather haughty, as he is about these things. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Let them think of that before they get too proud and haughty. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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