pompously
adverb
disapprovinguk/ˈpɒm.pəs.li/us/ˈpɑːm.pəs.li/in a way that is tooseriousandshowsthat youthinkyou are veryimportant:
妄自尊大地,自以为是地Hestrodearound pompously,tellingeveryone what to do.他迈着大步走来走去,告诉每个人该做什么。
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pompous
- Ibraggedandswaggeredand pompouslydescribedmyimpendingdate.
- "One thing at atime," he used to say pompously, as though there were somevirtuein it.
- "The Councilwishme toreturn!" sheannouncedpompously.
- Agroupofaldermenrodepompously down thestreet.
- a pompouslyineptbarrister
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