英语单词短语词组“portentously”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析-英汉词典

portentously

adverb

/pɔːˈten.təs.li/us

/pɔːrˈten.t̬əs.li/

formaldisapproving

in a way that is tooseriousandtryingtoo hard to be veryimportant:

自命不凡地，自大地；装模作样地

It was a portentouslytersereply, after mychattytext.在我的闲聊文字之后，这是一个故作正经的简洁回复。

They portentouslydiscussthegeniusof Greene.他们装模作样地讨论英国小说家格林的天才。

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More examples

"Art," shedeclaresportentously, "is whatever youchoosetoframe."
Heannouncedportentously that "apanelofjudgeswill berovingtheracecourse"decidingwhowinsthe "Best Hat"award.
"Whether you like it or not," sheannouncedportentously, "yourfatherand I havebecomegoodfriends."

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Showing arrogance and conceit

(as) proud as Luciferidiom
airs and gracesidiom
arrogant
arrogantly
as ifyouowned the placeidiom
dog
egocentric
egocentrically
egoistic
egomaniacal
overweening
overweeningly
patronize
patronizing
pomposity
talk down tosomeone
think the (whole) world revolves aroundyouidiom
throwyourweight aroundidiom
tin god
toffee-nosed

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(Definition ofportentouslyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofportentously

portentously

The clouds which had long been hoveringportentouslyin our skies now began to spread and to blacken all around the heavens.

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He pausedportentously, finding in each face before him an anxious excitement which was exactly what he wanted.

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Then they made a trip which came near being a solemn occasion, it was soportentouslyimportant.

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The old man winked one faded eyeportentously.

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The lad seems to wish to make up for the natural insignificance of his face by frowning on all occasions mostportentously.

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The president frowned again; moreportentously, this time.

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This section is silent, ominously silent,portentouslyand potentially silent.

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But the nation meantime wasportentouslypreparing material for a literature which many wondering centuries to follow would occupy themselves with writing.

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Still, is there any need of pulling quite such aportentouslylong face?

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He shook his headportentouslywhen the captain inquired after his health and spirits.

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It represented a gaunt, ascetic-looking monk, in a tattered gown and cowl, kneeling with clasped hands and pulling aportentouslylong face.

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She said itportentously, as bidding him remember he might be sorry when she was no more.

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He winkedportentously, and strangely enough his eyelid failed to resume its normal position.

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It was, that the crowds everywhere had becomeportentouslysilent.

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He looked soportentouslysolemn, that when you learnt that he was perfectly well in mind, body and estate, the inclination to laugh was irresistible.

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单词	portentously
释义	portentously adverb uk /pɔːˈten.təs.li/us /pɔːrˈten.t̬əs.li/ formaldisapproving in a way that is tooseriousandtryingtoo hard to be veryimportant: 自命不凡地，自大地；装模作样地 It was a portentouslytersereply, after mychattytext.在我的闲聊文字之后，这是一个故作正经的简洁回复。 They portentouslydiscussthegeniusof Greene.他们装模作样地讨论英国小说家格林的天才。 See portentous More examples "Art," shedeclaresportentously, "is whatever youchoosetoframe." Heannouncedportentously that "apanelofjudgeswill berovingtheracecourse"decidingwhowinsthe "Best Hat"award. "Whether you like it or not," sheannouncedportentously, "yourfatherand I havebecomegoodfriends." SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Showing arrogance and conceit (as) proud as Luciferidiom airs and gracesidiom arrogant arrogantly as ifyouowned the placeidiom dog egocentric egocentrically egoistic egomaniacal overweening overweeningly patronize patronizing pomposity talk down tosomeone think the (whole) world revolves aroundyouidiom throwyourweight aroundidiom tin god toffee-nosed See more results » (Definition ofportentouslyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press) Examplesofportentously portentously The clouds which had long been hoveringportentouslyin our skies now began to spread and to blacken all around the heavens. FromProject Gutenberg He pausedportentously, finding in each face before him an anxious excitement which was exactly what he wanted. FromProject Gutenberg Then they made a trip which came near being a solemn occasion, it was soportentouslyimportant. FromProject Gutenberg The old man winked one faded eyeportentously. FromProject Gutenberg The lad seems to wish to make up for the natural insignificance of his face by frowning on all occasions mostportentously. FromProject Gutenberg The president frowned again; moreportentously, this time. FromProject Gutenberg This section is silent, ominously silent,portentouslyand potentially silent. FromProject Gutenberg But the nation meantime wasportentouslypreparing material for a literature which many wondering centuries to follow would occupy themselves with writing. FromProject Gutenberg Still, is there any need of pulling quite such aportentouslylong face? FromProject Gutenberg He shook his headportentouslywhen the captain inquired after his health and spirits. FromProject Gutenberg It represented a gaunt, ascetic-looking monk, in a tattered gown and cowl, kneeling with clasped hands and pulling aportentouslylong face. FromProject Gutenberg She said itportentously, as bidding him remember he might be sorry when she was no more. FromProject Gutenberg He winkedportentously, and strangely enough his eyelid failed to resume its normal position. FromProject Gutenberg It was, that the crowds everywhere had becomeportentouslysilent. FromProject Gutenberg He looked soportentouslysolemn, that when you learnt that he was perfectly well in mind, body and estate, the inclination to laugh was irresistible. FromProject Gutenberg 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. #https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/portentously##
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