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

• They are patronized, ridiculed and shoved around by self-important staff members.
  他们受到那些自命不凡的职员们的赏脸、奚落，被推来搡去。
• With editors and publishers, now that you're a fancy and apparently self-important writer.
  编辑出版商时就不会迟到。现在你是个出色的自负的作家。
• He was self-important, vain and ignorant.
  他傲慢自负，虚荣无知。
• Self-important, poorly-informed, well-intentioned at times but always an idiot.
  妄自尊大，耳目闭塞，有时出于好意，但总是一个白痴。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• He carried himself with the same self-important air, took his new state with easy familiarity, and rejoiced in carrie's proclivities and successes.
  他风度依旧，神气十足，从容不迫地对付新的处境，为嘉莉的癖好和成就感到高兴。
• 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。
• The Government was dominated by self-important eggheads.
  政府被一群自以为是的书呆子控制着。