high and mighty

英 [haɪ ənd ˈmaɪti]

美 [haɪ ənd ˈmaɪti]

adj.  盛气凌人的; 高傲的; 不可一世的

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 盛气凌人的;高傲的;不可一世的
  If you describe someone ashigh and mighty, you disapprove of them because they consider themselves to be very important and are confident that they are always right.
  1. I think you're a bit too high and mighty yourself.
     我认为你自己就有些过于盛气凌人。
  2. The high and mightyare people who are high and mighty.
     盛气凌人者;高傲的人;大人物
  3. The press mogul befriended the high and mighty in Britain.
     这位报界大亨和英国的显贵达人们交情甚好。

双语例句

• Knowledge is so broad that scholars should not act high and mighty about it.
  知识是很宽阔的，学者们不可有所骄傲。
• No matter how high and mighty you get, you never forget the very real pain of those ravines.
  无论登得多高，也无论多强大，你永远都不会忘记身处低谷的真正痛苦。
• There's no need to be/ get so high and mighty with me! Don't lord it over your friends.
  用不着对我摆架子！不要对你的朋友摆威风。
• I worked my way up the firm the hard way; nowadays it seems that any high and mighty university type can enter the company straight at the top.
  我当时是通过自己的奋发努力才爬到了该公司的高层，现在似乎任何一个盛气凌人的大学生都可以直接爬到公司的高屋。
• He looked high and mighty as if showing no worry of food and clothing.
  他很高傲，一副不愁吃不愁穿的样子。
• There's no need to be so high and mighty about it!
  在这件事上没有必要那样盛气凌人！
• I think you're a bit too high and mighty yourself.
  我认为你自己就有些过于盛气凌人。
• Mister high and mighty master control.
  强大的主控制先生。
• Of your high and mighty noble talk, big words.
  你那些高尚的大话。
• He's become very high and mighty since he get that new job.
  他自从得到了那份新工作后就变得神气活现。