self-important

英 [ˌself ɪmˈpɔːtnt]

美 [ˌself ɪmˈpɔːrtnt]

adj.  自大的; 妄自尊大的; 自负的

牛津词典

adj.

• 自大的；妄自尊大的；自负的
  thinking that you are more important than other people

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 妄自尊大的;高傲的;自负的
  If you say that someone isself-important, you disapprove of them because they behave as if they are more important than they really are.
  1. He was self-important, vain and ignorant.
     他傲慢自负，虚荣无知。
  2. ...self-important officials.
     妄自尊大的官员们

英英释义

adj

• having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride
  1. an arrogant official
  2. arrogant claims
  3. chesty as a peacock
  Synonym:arrogantchesty

双语例句

• The Government was dominated by self-important eggheads.
  政府被一群自以为是的书呆子控制着。
• Self-important, poorly-informed, well-intentioned at times but always an idiot.
  妄自尊大，耳目闭塞，有时出于好意，但总是一个白痴。
• Each might regard the idea as risible, but their ability to deflate the reputations of self-important politicians and men of business makes classy moralists of them.
  每一个人都能有搞笑的想法出来，但他们讽刺自以为是的政治家和商人的能力成为一流的道德家。
• It was with great difficulty that the self-important man in the cocked hat restored order.
  那个戴着三角帽、妄自尊大的人是费了许多力气才把秩序维持下去。
• Dick is a self-important corporate jackass who misses what is going on around him because he's always in pursuit of an important business deal.
  迪克是一个自大又愚蠢的生意人，他忽视自己周围发生的事情，因为他总是在忙着做一项大生意。
• Those self-important chief executives who seek newspaper profiles, the adulation of the Gabfest crowd and the unquestioning support of their colleagues should stay put.
  那些寻求媒体关注、众多人士奉承和同事绝对支持、自负的首席执行官们应保持原样。
• Pompously dogmatic or self-important; pretentious.
  自大的；自负的；傲慢的。
• Getting all stuffy and self-important?
  那里的人乏味又高傲？
• Mary is so self-important that she makes me sick.
  玛丽太高傲了，我很不喜欢她。
• They are patronized, ridiculed and shoved around by self-important staff members.
  他们受到那些自命不凡的职员们的赏脸、奚落，被推来搡去。