high-swelling

英 ['haɪsw'elɪŋ] 美 ['haɪsw'elɪŋ]

• adj. 自负的

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. She wanted to get on her high horse and treat him as if he were nothing.
   她想要摆出一副自负的神气，傲慢地对待他，仿佛他是一个微不足道的人。
2. When high expections are thwarted they are apt to throw the confident individual into the blackest pessimism.
   过高的期望受到挫折，可以使自负的人陷入失望的深渊。