overweeningly

英[ˌəʊvə'wiːnɪŋ] 美[ˌoʊvər'wiːnɪŋ]
  • adj.自负的;过分的
    adj. (形容词)
    1. (过分)自负的
    2. 过分的
    3. 傲慢的
    4. 骄傲的
    5. 过于自信的
    6. 夸大了的
    7. 自以为了不起的
    8. 自负
    9. 傲慢
    10. 不合理的
    11. 过火的

英英释义

Adjective:
  1. unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings;

    "extravagant praise"
    "exuberant compliments"
    "overweening ambition"
    "overweening greed"

  2. presumptuously arrogant;

    "had a witty but overweening manner"
    "no idea how overweening he would be"
    "getting a little uppity and needed to be slapped down"

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. The overweening enemy will soon learn this to his cost.
      关于这一点,傲视一切敌人不久就要得到惨痛的教训。
    2. He was overweening and displayed his slight skill before an expert on a public occasion.
      他目中无人,在大庭广众之下班门弄斧。
    3. 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。

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