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单词 high-flown
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ˈhigh-ˈflown,  adj. 
  1. extravagant:some impossible, high-flown ideas.
  2. (of language) pretentious;
    bombastic:high-flown oratory.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
high-flown  (hī′flōn′),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. extravagant in aims, pretensions, etc.
  2. pretentiously lofty;
    bombastic:We couldn't endure his high-flown oratory.
  • 1640–50
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . florid, flowery, magniloquent, grandiloquent.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
high-flown adj
  1. extravagant or pretentious in conception or intention: high-flown ideas
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