high-flown
US /ˈhaɪˌfloʊn/
UK /ˈhaɪˌfləʊn/
形容詞
華而不實, 誇張的, 言過其實的
extravagant and pretentious in speech or writing
範例:
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His speech was full of high-flown rhetoric that failed to impress the audience.
他的演講充滿了華而不實的辭藻，未能打動聽眾。
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She dismissed his high-flown ideas as impractical.
她認為他那些華而不實的想法不切實際。