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单词 overconfident
释义
overconfident
adjective
(alsoover-confident)
uk
/ˌəʊ.vəˈkɒn.fɪ.dənt/us
/ˌoʊ.vɚˈkɑːn.fə.dənt/
having orshowingtoo muchconfidence:
过于自信的，自负的
He is overconfident andcocky.他过于自信和自大。
I'm not overconfident orarrogant, but I dobelievein my ownability.我没有过分自信或傲慢，但我确实相信自己的能力。
More examples
  • Ithinkmyexpectationswere high and I wasmaybea littlebitoverconfident.
  • Swiftprogressmade us overconfident.
  • Over-confidentbrashnessmay notimpressaninterviewpanel.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Showing arrogance and conceit
  • (as) proud as Luciferidiom
  • airs and gracesidiom
  • arrogant
  • arrogantly
  • as ifyouowned the placeidiom
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  • egocentrically
  • egoistic
  • egomaniacal
  • overweeningly
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  • patronizing
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(Definition ofoverconfidentfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofoverconfident

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Moreover, this response bias was a specific externalizing bias for their own distorted speech, rather than a general tendency to makeoverconfidentdecisions.
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There are two caveats that deserve mention about theoverconfidentapplication of this technique.
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By and large, we act in an economically rational way, yet often we are overoptimistic andoverconfident.
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On the other hand, they could have also been bored,overconfident, or careless about the repeated curriculum during their repeated year.
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The real danger is the man who has drunk enough to make himoverconfident.
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We should not beoverconfidentabout whether the recovery will be completed.
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For example, one can actoverconfidentto attract a mate or act under-confident to avoid a predator or threat.
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Seiry is brash andoverconfident, often severely embarrassing himself through acts of sheer incompetence.
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Like a person who isoverconfidentwhen drunk, this apparent courage is based on a lack of fear, and will disappear if circumstances change.
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He had only learned to swim in his 50s, and his friends and family were reported as saying he was anoverconfidentbut poor swimmer.
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They found that the firms of distrusting entrepreneurs were more likely to survive than the firms of optimistic oroverconfidententrepreneurs.
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A vehicle provides little to no protection against being swept away; it may make peopleoverconfidentand less likely to avoid the flash flood.
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If they do stop, out of fear or whatever, they go at once into such a state of euphoria and well-being that they become over-confident.
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He seemed arrogant andoverconfidentof his squad's firepower and abilities.
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He is somewhatoverconfident, which sometimes gets him into trouble.
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