英语词汇“arrogantly”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINarrogant

Origin:

1300-1400 Latin present participle of arrogare; ➔ ARROGATE

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

an arrogant smile
an arrogant, selfish man
his arrogant disregard for other people's opinions
You are a rude and arrogant young man.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

He was impertinent, rude and arrogant.
Insolent words uttered in the arrogant consciousness of power were always heard in heaven and always punished.
She also is nicely complicated: at times arrogant, stubborn, wrong-headed and voyeuristic.
They were arrogant but, by and large, they were decent, honest people.
Throughout the trial, the defendants were off-hand and arrogant.

THESAURUS► proud

very pleased with what you, your family, or your country have achieved, or of something you own: · I felt so proud when my son graduated from college.· Judith’s very proud of her new Ferrari.

► pleased with yourself

feeling pleased because something good has happened, especially because you think you have been very clever, skilful etc: · He was smoking a big cigar and was obviously pleased with himself.· I’d made a big profit and was feeling pretty pleased with myself.

► arrogant

disapproving behaving in an unpleasant and annoying way, because you think you are better or know more than other people, and that your opinions are always right: · He was arrogant and regarded people who disagreed with him as fools.· his arrogant attitude to women

► vain

disapproving too proud of your appearance, in a way that annoys other people: · He’s so vain – he thinks all the girls fancy him.

► conceited/big-headed

disapproving proud of yourself because you think you are very intelligent, skilful, beautiful etc, especially without good reason and in a way that annoys people: · Stewart’s the most arrogant conceited person I’ve ever known.· She was offered a brilliant job and became incredibly big-headed overnight.

► pompous

disapproving thinking that you are much more important than you really are, and using very long and formal words to try to sound important: · The clerk was a pompous little man with glasses.· a pompous speech

► smug

disapproving pleased with yourself in a quiet but annoying way because you think you are in a better position than other people: · Milly was looking very smug about coming top of the class.· a smug expression

► self-satisfied

disapproving pleased with what you have achieved and showing it clearly in an annoying way: · She glared angrily into his self-satisfied face.· a self-satisfied grin

Longman Language Activatortoo proud► conceited/big-headed

someone who is conceited or big-headed is too proud of their own achievements or abilities, in a way that annoys other people: · You're the most conceited, selfish person I've ever met!· I know this sounds big-headed, but I've always been good at French.

► arrogant

someone who is arrogant behaves as if their opinions are more important than other people's, and thinks that they are always right: · You are a rude and arrogant young man.· his arrogant disregard for other people's opinions

► vain

someone who is vain thinks they are very good-looking, special, or intelligent: · She's a vain girl who is always thinking about her figure.· I am vain enough to want to look good, but not to style my hair and paint my toenails.

► smug

quietly pleased with yourself in an unpleasant and annoying way, because you think you are in a better position than other people: · Lawson comes over as smug and arrogant, but in fact he's quite a decent man.· If you knew, which I'm sure you did judging from your smug expression, why didn't you tell me?smug about: · I felt very smug about not wasting paper.

► self-satisfied

someone who is self-satisfied thinks that they are very clever, very successful etc, often without good reason, and shows this in an annoying way: · Doyle's self-satisfied smile irritated Haworth.· He was in his early 40s and had the self-satisfied air of someone who has achieved fame and success.· What makes a second-rate actress like Jean so self-satisfied, so over-confident?

► be full of yourself

spoken to be always talking about your abilities and achievements and never show any interest in those of other people: · She's a good-looking woman, but too full of herself for my liking.· He was too full of himself to care about anyone else.

► pleased with yourself

feeling unreasonably proud of yourself, especially because you think you have done something clever: · I had made a big profit on the deal and was feeling inordinately pleased with myself.· After deceiving us all like that, she went away, no doubt very pleased with herself.

► think you're it

also fancy yourself British spoken informal use this when you think someone is too proud of their abilities or appearance: · You think you're it, don't you? Well you're not!· Like most young professional footballers, he really fancied himself.

► let something go to your head

to start behaving as if you are very important as a result of something, for example a success or being praised by someone: · It's not surprising that young rock bands let success go to their heads.· I know you did well, but don't let it go to your head -- the hardest part's still to come.

► get too big for your boots

British /too big for your britches American informal to start thinking you are more important than you really are, especially because you have been successful in something: · Bonaparte wasn't all that bad. He was just a soldier who got too big for his boots.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► so

· How could he be so arrogant?· Don't be so arrogant, Justine!· But television was so arrogant that none of them even knew that I had a previous reputation.

► too

· I would have been too arrogant to look.· Maybe he was too arrogant to care.

► very

· It was really believing our own notices and becoming very arrogant.· But all I got from them was very arrogant letters.· I was dabbling with drugs and doing plenty of drugs and also I'd become very arrogant.· I found most of the people there arrogant, very arrogant, and I mean professors and students.

NOUN► man

· She'd met arrogant men before, but never one quite like him.· He is the rudest, most arrogant man I've ever met.· He was an arrogant man who thought he had only to crook his finger and she would come running.· They are the eyes of a proud, ruthless and arrogant man.

单词	arrogantly
释义	arrogantar‧ro‧gant /ˈærəɡənt/ ●○○ adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINarrogant Origin: 1300-1400 Latin present participle of arrogare; ➔ ARROGATE Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES an arrogant smile an arrogant, selfish man his arrogant disregard for other people's opinions You are a rude and arrogant young man. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS He was impertinent, rude and arrogant. Insolent words uttered in the arrogant consciousness of power were always heard in heaven and always punished. She also is nicely complicated: at times arrogant, stubborn, wrong-headed and voyeuristic. They were arrogant but, by and large, they were decent, honest people. Throughout the trial, the defendants were off-hand and arrogant. Thesaurus THESAURUS► proud very pleased with what you, your family, or your country have achieved, or of something you own: · I felt so proud when my son graduated from college.· Judith’s very proud of her new Ferrari. ► pleased with yourself feeling pleased because something good has happened, especially because you think you have been very clever, skilful etc: · He was smoking a big cigar and was obviously pleased with himself.· I’d made a big profit and was feeling pretty pleased with myself. ► arrogant disapproving behaving in an unpleasant and annoying way, because you think you are better or know more than other people, and that your opinions are always right: · He was arrogant and regarded people who disagreed with him as fools.· his arrogant attitude to women ► vain disapproving too proud of your appearance, in a way that annoys other people: · He’s so vain – he thinks all the girls fancy him. ► conceited/big-headed disapproving proud of yourself because you think you are very intelligent, skilful, beautiful etc, especially without good reason and in a way that annoys people: · Stewart’s the most arrogant conceited person I’ve ever known.· She was offered a brilliant job and became incredibly big-headed overnight. ► pompous disapproving thinking that you are much more important than you really are, and using very long and formal words to try to sound important: · The clerk was a pompous little man with glasses.· a pompous speech ► smug disapproving pleased with yourself in a quiet but annoying way because you think you are in a better position than other people: · Milly was looking very smug about coming top of the class.· a smug expression ► self-satisfied disapproving pleased with what you have achieved and showing it clearly in an annoying way: · She glared angrily into his self-satisfied face.· a self-satisfied grin Longman Language Activatortoo proud► conceited/big-headed someone who is conceited or big-headed is too proud of their own achievements or abilities, in a way that annoys other people: · You're the most conceited, selfish person I've ever met!· I know this sounds big-headed, but I've always been good at French. ► arrogant someone who is arrogant behaves as if their opinions are more important than other people's, and thinks that they are always right: · You are a rude and arrogant young man.· his arrogant disregard for other people's opinions ► vain someone who is vain thinks they are very good-looking, special, or intelligent: · She's a vain girl who is always thinking about her figure.· I am vain enough to want to look good, but not to style my hair and paint my toenails. ► smug quietly pleased with yourself in an unpleasant and annoying way, because you think you are in a better position than other people: · Lawson comes over as smug and arrogant, but in fact he's quite a decent man.· If you knew, which I'm sure you did judging from your smug expression, why didn't you tell me?smug about: · I felt very smug about not wasting paper. ► self-satisfied someone who is self-satisfied thinks that they are very clever, very successful etc, often without good reason, and shows this in an annoying way: · Doyle's self-satisfied smile irritated Haworth.· He was in his early 40s and had the self-satisfied air of someone who has achieved fame and success.· What makes a second-rate actress like Jean so self-satisfied, so over-confident? ► be full of yourself spoken to be always talking about your abilities and achievements and never show any interest in those of other people: · She's a good-looking woman, but too full of herself for my liking.· He was too full of himself to care about anyone else. ► pleased with yourself feeling unreasonably proud of yourself, especially because you think you have done something clever: · I had made a big profit on the deal and was feeling inordinately pleased with myself.· After deceiving us all like that, she went away, no doubt very pleased with herself. ► think you're it also fancy yourself British spoken informal use this when you think someone is too proud of their abilities or appearance: · You think you're it, don't you? Well you're not!· Like most young professional footballers, he really fancied himself. ► let something go to your head to start behaving as if you are very important as a result of something, for example a success or being praised by someone: · It's not surprising that young rock bands let success go to their heads.· I know you did well, but don't let it go to your head -- the hardest part's still to come. ► get too big for your boots British /too big for your britches American informal to start thinking you are more important than you really are, especially because you have been successful in something: · Bonaparte wasn't all that bad. He was just a soldier who got too big for his boots. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► so · How could he be so arrogant?· Don't be so arrogant, Justine!· But television was so arrogant that none of them even knew that I had a previous reputation. ► too · I would have been too arrogant to look.· Maybe he was too arrogant to care. ► very · It was really believing our own notices and becoming very arrogant.· But all I got from them was very arrogant letters.· I was dabbling with drugs and doing plenty of drugs and also I'd become very arrogant.· I found most of the people there arrogant, very arrogant, and I mean professors and students. NOUN► man · She'd met arrogant men before, but never one quite like him.· He is the rudest, most arrogant man I've ever met.· He was an arrogant man who thought he had only to crook his finger and she would come running.· They are the eyes of a proud, ruthless and arrogant man. behaving in an unpleasant or rude way because you think you are more important than other people: He was unbearably arrogant. an arrogant attitude► see thesaurus at proud—arrogantly adverb
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