pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals);
"high-flown talk of preserving the moral tone of the school" "a high-sounding dissertation on the means to attain social revolution"
of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style;
"an exalted ideal" "argue in terms of high-flown ideals" "a noble and lofty concept" "a grand purpose"
例句
用作形容词(adj.)
Such actions do not comport with your high status.那样的行为与你崇高的社会地位不相称。
We should nourish our spirits with high ideas.我们应该用崇高的理想充实自己的心灵。
Celebrity designers crafted flight attendants' uniforms in colorful silks, psychedelic patterns and fitted dresses that sported hems as high as the times.名流设计师用彩色的丝绸面料设计乘务员的制服，产生迷幻效果的样式和合体的连衣裙，带着夸张的炫耀褶边。
