迷你对话学地道口语第193期:趾高气昂

　　迷你对话：
A: Have you met Maggie recently?
你最近遇到Maggie了吗？
B: Yes. She is high and mighty¹ now.
遇到了，她现在傲慢得很。
A: Why?
为什么？
B: Don’t you know that her husband was promoted again?
难道你不知道他丈夫又升职了吗？
地道表达：high and mighty
解词释义：high and mighty用于口语中是“趾高气昂，神气活现”的意思。
支持范例：
He became high and mighty after he was made captain of the team.
他当了队长之后变得神气活现。
You think you are one of the high and mighty, remember pride goes before a fall.
你自以为是了不起的人物，别忘了骄者必败。
There's no need to be so high and mighty with me!
用不着对我摆架子!
He acts so high and mighty; I despise him!
他那么趾高气扬，我真瞧不起他！

1 mighty   

adj.强有力的；巨大的

参考例句：

• A mighty force was about to break loose.一股巨大的力量即将迸发而出。
• The mighty iceberg came into view.巨大的冰山出现在眼前。