high-flown

The old lady relieves the high-flown benevolence of her husband with a good deal of spirit.

这位老太太非常热心地接替她的丈夫做的善事，非常了不起。

His method was always the same: using high-flown rhetoric and obscure language while dissembling and faking his way through life.

他一直在用同一种方法：一生都靠夸张的花言巧语和模棱两可来掩饰蒙混过关。

It needs to be something well beyond where you are now, but not so high-flown and amazing that you secretly believe it's impossible for you.

它应该比你现在做的事情要好，但又不至于高不可攀和令人惊讶，你下意识认为不可能的事情。

Yet the archaic language and high-flown verse, while inspiring, can also be difficult to understand even for educated Arabic speakers.

不过，即便对于受过教育的说阿拉伯语的人而言，古老的语言、夸张而振奋的篇章也难以理解。

He collects antique Samurai swords, has owned a pet cobra and speaks with a high-flown Massachusetts Brahmin accent.

他收藏古董武士刀，豢养眼镜蛇，讲一口夸张的麻省娑罗门英语。

Although the law has a high-flown objective, it goes about its business in a pedestrian fashion.

尽管这项法律志在高远，但内容很平实。

Bozo indulged in the most high-flown speculations.

博佐沉入了最最不切实际的幻想中。

High-flown and amazing will come in due time.

必要的时候，高不可攀和令人惊讶会出现。

Barack Obama is paying the price for his high-flown rhetoric

巴拉克•奥巴马在为他夸夸其谈的花言巧语付出代价。