overweening
pronunciation
UK [ˌəʊvəˈwi:nɪŋ]
US [ˌoʊvərˈwinɪŋ]
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- adj.
- 自负的
- 过分的，不合理的
- 惟我独尊
Word Origin
overweening 过于自负的
over-,超过，过度，ween,认为，追寻，想象，词源同win.比喻用法。
Example
- 1. And the localisation scheme appears to be yet another example of the pitch being queered for foreign firms by an overweening chinese state .
- 本地化计划似乎是另一个唯我独尊的中国正减少外国公司发展机会的例子。
- 2. He could have galvanised the great majority that have been cheated by an overweening super-class but thought it electorally necessary to mimic the tory myth of the undifferentiated big-tent " middle " .
- 他本可以唤醒大部分受自负的特权阶级蒙蔽的人们，但是模仿保守党的“中产阶级”多数论的神话对选举有利。
- 3. Overweening chinese state power also might be chasing many foreign businesses -- and some developing countries -- toward more congenial investment and trade partners .
- 唯我独尊的中国国家权力有可能造成很多外国企业和一些发展中国家寻求其他更加宜人的投资和贸易伙伴。
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