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 coughed and hummed in a self-important way.
  他煞有介事地清清喉咙，哼起了小调。
• Yes, you are getting all stuffy and self-important.
  果然，你也变得乏味和高傲了。
• 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。
• Getting all stuffy and self-important?
  那里的人乏味又高傲？
• 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。
• 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。
• Mary is so self-important that she makes me sick.
  玛丽太高傲了，我很不喜欢她。
• Lots of important and self-important people will journey to Davos in Switzerland this week to take part in the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum.
  上周，许多重要的和自视重要的人物前往瑞士达沃斯，参加世界经济论坛（WorldEconomicForum）年会。
• Often the self-important person gets away with it and for this, the service providers must also take the blame.
  多数情况下，妄自尊大的人总能获得成功&而提供服务的人也必须为此承担责任。
• 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。