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词汇 swollen-headed
释义 swollen-headed
adjective
 informaldisapprovinguk /ˌswəʊ.lənˈhed.ɪd/ us /ˌswoʊ.lənˈhed.ɪd/
thinking that you are more intelligent or important than you really are: 自命不凡的,自负的,神气活现的
I didn't know how to mention it without sounding swollen-headed.我不知道该怎么说才不显得自以为是。
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swollen head
They are swollen-headed semi-intellectuals.
They have done well, but do not allow them to get swollen-headed.
Swollen-headed actors should take note.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Showing arrogance and conceit
(as) proud as Luciferidiom
airs and gracesidiom
arrogant
arrogantly
as if you owned the placeidiom
egoistic
egoistically
egomaniacal
egomaniacally
egotistic
patronizing
patronizingly
pomposity
pompous
pompously
swaggerer
swollen head
talk down to someone
think the (whole) world revolves around youidiom
throw your weight aroundidiom

Examples of swollen-headed


swollen-headed
If they do, the next generation will be a swollen-headed generation.
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He learns to accept praise without getting swollen-headed and is ready to be corrected if he has done wrong.
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