mid-14c., from present participle of verb overwenen "be conceited, presume, be presumptuous, be over-confident," from Old English oferwenian "to be proud, become insolent or presumptuous;" see over- + ween.
overweening 英文释义
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
overweening 双语例句
1. "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。
来自柯林斯例句
2. '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。
来自辞典例句
3. 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.
来自演讲部分
4. Madge Wildfire , who , among other indications of insanity , had a most overweening opinion of those charms.
玛吉虽说疯疯颠颠, 却还特别爱个俊俏.
来自辞典例句
5. 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.
来自辞典例句
overweening 实用场景例句
'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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
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.
演讲部分
Madge Wildfire , who , among other indications of insanity , had a most overweening opinion of those charms.
玛吉虽说疯疯颠颠, 却还特别爱个俊俏.
辞典例句
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.
期刊摘选
An overweening public sector has stifled growth in jobs in service industries.
自负的公共部门已经妨碍了服务业岗位的增长.
期刊摘选
After 90: heaven and on earth, overweening!
90后: 天上地下, 唯我独尊!
期刊摘选
And it is the love of the impertinent and the overweening.
这是无礼的粗鲁的人的爱意.
期刊摘选
He was overweening and displayed his slight skill before an expert on a public occasion.
他目中无人,在大庭广众之下班门弄斧.
期刊摘选
'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。
辞典例句
"Your modesty is a cover for your overweening conceit," she said.
