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

• He was self-important, vain and ignorant.
  他傲慢自负，虚荣无知。
• Factors such as sealed terrain, long-history culture, long-time leading position in the academics of the east, large population and rich natural resources have resulted in the existence of the strong self-important consciousness in Chinese traditional culture.
  我国比较封闭的地形、文化的悠久、学术在东方的长期领先、庞大的人口数量和丰富的自然资源等因素，使中国传统文化中存在着浓厚的自大意识。
• I like to satirise the people who are pretentious and self-important, who think they're on a higher level than everyone else.
  我喜欢以那些自命不凡、妄自尊大的人群作为题材，还有那些自认为比其他人高一等的人。
• There are many co-ordination problems and too many self-important people to be consulted, most of whom lack an understanding of what is going on and have a wrong sense of priorities.
  这里面存在许多协作问题，需要征询太多自视过高的人的意见，其中大多数人并不了解局势如何，也理不清事情的轻重缓急。
• 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。
• 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。
• The law professor's self-important claim that he or she teaches students how to think is in need of some revision, some refinement.
  法学教授的自我重要的声明，说他们教学生如何思考，需要某些修正和完善。
• Pompously dogmatic or self-important; pretentious.
  自大的；自负的；傲慢的。
• 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。
• A vain, self-important, silly, or aggressively stupid person.
  自负的，妄自尊大的，愚蠢的或过分自信的笨蛋。