overweening

英 [ˌəʊvəˈwiːnɪŋ]

美 [ˌoʊvərˈwiːnɪŋ]

adj. 傲慢的; 自负的; 过于自信的

现在分词：overweening　

GRE

BNC.41562 / COCA.37910

牛津词典

adj.

傲慢的；自负的；过于自信的
showing too much confidence or pride

柯林斯词典

ADJ （雄心、骄傲等）过度的，过分的
If you want to emphasize your disapproval of someone's great ambition or pride, you can refer to theiroverweeningambition or pride.
1. 'Your modesty is a cover for your overweening conceit,' she said.
  “你表面谦虚，骨子里目中无人。”她说道。

双语例句

Throughout her life she has hidden her insecurities behind a facade of, at times, overweening selfconfidence.
在她一生中，她常常靠摆出泰然自若的样子，来掩饰内心的犹豫不定。
I do not propose to let an overweening, crass lieutenant.
我不建议让一个自大愚蠢的中尉。
The most partisan politicians, upon winning, must govern in the name of all, using the powers of overweening government they have secured, so to hell with all politicians.
一旦赢得大选，党派政客们大多须以全体的名义进行统治，把他们所维护的过分夸大的政府权力运用起来，所以就让政客们统统见鬼去吧。
The greatest sin of bankers is not so much the greed they showed in pay packets and bonuses, as hubris overweening arrogance, self-confidence and mental brutality towards those who may see life and business models differently from them.
银行家最大的罪责不是对薪资和奖金表现出的贪婪，而是狂妄对那些对于生活和商业模式的看法可能与他们有所不同的人，所表现出的傲慢自大、自信以及精神上的施虐。
An overweening public sector has stifled growth in jobs in service industries.
自负的公共部门已经妨碍了服务业岗位的增长。
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。
No: England had no need of an national stadium, just a huge, overweening desire for one.
不：英格兰队不需要一个专门的国家队比赛场，只是某些骄傲自负的虚荣心需要它。
'Your modesty is a cover for your overweening conceit,' she said.
“你表面谦虚，骨子里目中无人。”她说道。
The proud and arrogant man-"Mocker" is his name; he behaves with overweening pride.
心骄气傲的人，名叫亵慢，他行事狂妄，都出于骄傲。
Ahn Chul-soo is a49-year-old entrepreneur and academic, founder of a notable software firm in a country dominated by overweening conglomerates.
安兆苏是一位49岁的企业家和学者，他在这个傲慢的大集团充斥的国家创办了一家知名的软件公司。