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英:[ˌəʊvəˈwi:nɪŋ]
美:[ˌoʊvərˈwinɪŋ]
o·ver·ween·ing
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overweeningly (adv.)
词根:overvalue
adj.overwrought 过度紧张的;过度兴奋的;过分劳累的;(文体等)过于考究的
overzealous 过分热心的
v.overwrought 工作过度;把…做过头;使过于激动(overwork的过去式和过去分词)
vt.overvalue 对…估价过高;过分重视
Adjective
1. unrestrained in especially feelings;
"extravagant praise"
"exuberant compliments"
"overweening ambition"
"overweening greed"
2. presumptuously arrogant;
"had a witty but overweening manner"
"no idea how overweening he would be"- S.V.Benet
"getting a little uppity and needed to be slapped down"- NY Times
15世纪中期(14世纪中期作为 overweenende,具有更早的结尾),是动词 overwenen 的现在分词形容词,意为“自负或傲慢,过于自信(尤其是对自己); 傲慢自大,过于自信”(14世纪中期),源自 over- + ween,或者源自古英语 oferwenian “自豪,变得傲慢或自负”。中古英语还有 overwēne(n.)“假定,傲慢”(13世纪中期); overwēnere “傲慢或自大的人”。
Middle English overwening, present participle of overwenen to be arrogant, from over + wenen to ween
The first known use of overweening was in the 14th century
overwriteverb
to write over the surface of : write on top of
to write too much or in an overly elaborate style
overwritten accounts of everyday events
overworkverb
to work or cause to work too hard or long
overworked the crew
to use too much
overworked phrases
overworkverb
to work or cause to work too hard or long
overworked the crew
to use too much
overworked phrases
overwinterverb
to spend or survive the winter
the butterfly overwinters in Mexico
oxyhemoglobinnoun
a compound of hemoglobin with oxygen that is the chief means of transportation of oxygen from the air (as in the lungs) by way of the blood to the tissues
overwhelmingadjective
great sense 4, extreme
an overwhelming response
overwhelmverb
to cover over completely : submerge
a boat overwhelmed by a wave
to overcome completely : crush
overwhelmed by grief
overweight1 of 2noun
weight above what is required or allowed
excessive or burdensome weight
overweight2 of 2adjective
being more than the expected, normal, or proper weightespecially: having greater than normal bodily weight for one's age, height, and build
overweight1 of 2noun
weight above what is required or allowed
excessive or burdensome weight
overweight2 of 2adjective
being more than the expected, normal, or proper weightespecially: having greater than normal bodily weight for one's age, height, and build
overweeningadjective
arrogant, conceited
immoderate, exaggerated
overweening pride
1 In our foreign trade some people are arrogant and overweening, and this is wrong.
在对外贸易方面,有些人骄傲,妄自尊大, 这是不对的.
2 After all, there was a moment there when I was willing to let Mr. Important and his overweening confidence bowl over my more shaky certainty.
3 In Mr. Atkins’s hands Mr. Kelly is a bit of a sap, done in by the overweening ambitions of his wife.
4 In contrast to Tyndale, James did not believe in the monarchy as an alternative source of power to an overweening church; his slogan was "No bishops, no king".
5 "Your modesty is a cover for your overweening conceit," she said.
“你表面谦虚,骨子里目中无人。”她说道。
6 But at this juncture such faults seem preferable to overweening, overproduced machismo.
7 Throughout her life she has hidden her insecurities behind a facade of, at times, overweening self-confidence.
在她一生中,她常常靠摆出泰然自若的样子,来掩饰内心的犹豫不定。
8 Her attitude to such men is complex – is their authority truly supernatural or is it merely derived from their overweening personalities?
9 The overweening enemy will soon learn this to his cost.
关于这一点,傲视一切敌人不久就要得到惨痛的教训。
10 And it is the love of the impertinent and the overweening.
这是无礼的粗鲁的人的爱意.
11 Yet to a scrappy island nation that was spoiling to stick it to the overweening Spanish Empire, a dose of “yah-boo-sucks” went a long way.
12 The older two, in their 40s, understand the limitations of his overweening narcissism but can't quite break free and succeed on their own terms.
13 This rich, complex tragedy of life in the northern desert of Mali under jihadist occupation never feels didactic or driven by overweening ideology.
14 The single-actor format and clever use of camerawork give visual expression to the novel’s themes of overweening egotism and existential dread.
15 But it was Wallace who once bemoaned that the overweening purpose of his writing students’ work was to demonstrate how “clever” they were.
16 After 90: heaven and on earth, overweening!
90后: 天上地下, 唯我独尊!
17 Former president Donald Trump, she says, “has this bullying, macho, overweening personality, and he wants to dominate everybody in his path at all times.”
18 Others may fall around us like leaves, or be mowed down by the scythe of Time like grass: these are but metaphors to the unreflecting, buoyant ears and overweening presumption of youth.
有些人会是我们身边的落叶或是像被时间的镰刀铲除的杂草。这些不仅仅是比喻,而是对那些肤浅,大脑空洞,自负的年轻人的预告。
19 Yet in order to become a high-income country, it needs innovation and efficiency, which are inconsistent with an overweening government.
20 Like his father, a high cleric, 8-Deer was trained for the priesthood, but political events and his own overweening ambition stopped him from following that path.
1 过度的
over rank unlimited excessive panic unreasonable overdue undue extravagant wretched intolerable superlative exorbitant inordinate shrill unconscionable vaulting overdone extortionate immoderate unmeasurable superabundant extortionary heavy fancy be-
2 过分的
extreme excessive unreasonable undue obsessive extravagant exaggerated extortionate OTT too-too ultra lavish towering appalling intolerable exalted exorbitant wanton sanguinary unmerciful thick
4 自负
high-swelling high-headed swelled-headed vogie grand confident vain pretentious conceited snobby overconfident snobbish chesty portentous ditzy stuck-up egotistic priggish bigheaded self-deceived self-conceited vainly arrogantly egotistically pride inflation ego self-esteem arrogance conceit pretension puffiness snobbery overconfidence egotism self-importance vainglory pretentiousness bighead self-conceit self-pride arrogancy amour-propre self-opinion priggery conceitedness swell get above oneself full of oneself swelled head swollen head proud consequential pompous immodest vainglorious bumptious jumped-up vanity pomposity fancy oneself be too big for boots pontifical big-headed immodestly conceitedly big-headedness self-regard immodesty toplofty important self-sufficient cocky snotty assumptive magniloquent self-opinionated cock-a-hoop assumption self-admiration self-appreciation fancy have tickets on oneself turn head presumptuous self-important egoism braggadocio be puffed up with pride self-affected flatuous secure strut pragmatic ostentatious boastful flatulent self-assertive vapouring thrasonical vauntingly priggism boast perch sufficiency pragmatism self-love flatulence vaunt self-assertion tympany self-glorification flatulency vainness egotize bloat preen blow swollen cranium
5 自信
self-collected confident calm perk perky debonair confidence assurance aplomb self-assurance assure hold up head feel oneself
6 骄衿
7 过分自信
9 过于自信
10 自大
superior consequential pompous haughty uppity self-important huffy pride self-esteem arrogance hubris egotism pomposity self-conceit cock put on airs vain glory look big proud as a peacock magnify oneself a swelled head
11 过分
extreme excessive unreasonable undue obsessive extravagant exaggerated extortionate OTT much overkill extravagance overstep overstep the mark to a fault to excess too-too ultra lavish towering appalling intolerable exalted exorbitant wanton sanguinary unmerciful full heavy super thick bloody desperately unduly inordinacy overmuch bellyful overreach supercharge talk thirteen to the doz more than one can help to kill to heaven into the ground
12 过度
over rank unlimited excessive panic unreasonable overdue undue extravagant wretched intolerable superlative exorbitant inordinate shrill unconscionable vaulting overdone extortionate immoderate unmeasurable superabundant extortionary hard deep heavy super overly unduly overfull trop troppo fancy overproportion excess plethora surfeit overmuch immoderation basinful be- super- hyper- overtrain overdo supercharge cap the climax beyond the moon
13 傲慢的
huffish high big grand proud superior imperial assuming cavalier arrogant bloated defiant overbearing pompous perky haughty dictatorial upstage imperious insolent snooty disdainful bratty high-stepping lordly snippy huffy stuck-up supercilious cavalierly assumptive stiff-backed hoity-toity bumptious sniffy uppish orgulous biggety misproud lofty brash magisterial uppity bigheaded immodest big-headed snotty fastuous surquedous topping sublime potty consequential masterful breezy self-sufficient presumptuous patronizing boastful high-minded scornful impertinent presuming lippy stiff-necked standoffish vapouring snuffy snifty highty-tighty dicty sidy toplofty proud hearted cock-a-hoop self-asserting wise stiff elevated dismissive feisty surly blasphemous bitchy seagoing domineering contumelious bardy high-hat high-blown bounceable porky
15 自负的
high-swelling high-headed swelled-headed vogie grand confident vain pretentious conceited snobby overconfident snobbish chesty portentous ditzy stuck-up egotistic priggish bigheaded self-deceived self-conceited full of oneself proud consequential pompous immodest vainglorious bumptious jumped-up pontifical big-headed toplofty important self-sufficient cocky snotty assumptive magniloquent self-opinionated self-important self-affected flatuous secure strut pragmatic ostentatious boastful flatulent self-assertive vapouring thrasonical
16 傲慢
huffish high big grand proud superior imperial assuming cavalier arrogant bloated defiant overbearing pompous perky haughty dictatorial upstage imperious insolent snooty disdainful bratty high-stepping lordly snippy huffy stuck-up supercilious cavalierly assumptive stiff-backed hoity-toity bumptious sniffy uppish orgulous biggety misproud proudly haughtily insolently perkily bumptiously side pride assumption insolence hauteur snootiness bumptiousness superbity hold head high lofty presumption hubris effrontery brash magisterial uppity bigheaded contumely immodest big-headed arrogance braggadocio with your nose in the air snotty attitude superiority fastuous surquedous topping sublime potty consequential masterful breezy self-sufficient presumptuous patronizing boastful high-minded scornful impertinent presuming lippy stiff-necked standoffish vapouring snuffy snifty highty-tighty dicty sidy toplofty swaggeringly surquedry surquidry pursiness puppy morgue hardiness mickey irreverence pomposity impertinence hardihood sweeny swagger de proud hearted cock-a-hoop self-asserting wise stiff elevated dismissive feisty surly blasphemous bitchy seagoing domineering contumelious bardy high-hat high-blown bounceable bigly blow importance porky tympany snash insult huff overween perk it crow head off
17 过于自信的
19 过分自信的