Definition of high-flown in English:

high-flown

adjective ˌhʌɪˈfləʊnˈhaɪ ˈˌfloʊn

(especially of language or ideas) extravagant and grand-sounding.
（尤指语言或思想）夸张的，言过其实的
he had other more high-flown artistic notions in mind
his novels seem high-flown and absurd
Example sentencesExamples
- However, journalism did not change overnight and it still indulged in the Soviet practice of wordiness and high-flown rhetoric.
- His pungent rejoinders made short work of the Government's high-flown theories.
- It was not the last time the high-flown menu prose promised one thing while the actual dish delivered another.
- The language they used was high-flown - some would say overblown.
- Viewed in this light, his high-flown rhetoric about the timeless values of freedom and democracy can seem an abstraction fit only for university debating halls.
- And these values are made tangible through people, for people are the heart of a successful institution - not buildings, not high-flown mission statements or even traditions.
- Anyone who has read the Bronte Sisters knows the kind of high-flown passion the Victorians held dear.
- It contains 823 pages of learned, high-flown, flowery reflections on the glorious if doomed role of the poet in a nasty world, with a high incidence of exclamation marks.
- Unlike Kurtz, he sees civilization in practical terms rather than through high-flown rhetoric.
- She knew that people didn't respond to films for either high-flown aesthetic reasons or ‘moral’ ones, and she waged endless war on critics who claimed they did.
- It is tempting under the current circumstances to rush down from our high ground and have a right old go at the BBC - perhaps using rather high-flown and intemperate language.
- Whatever high-flown rhetoric comes from the president next week, the reality is clear-cut.
- Plans for a merger between Amicus and the TGWU, and possibly the GMB trade unions were announced recently with some high-flown oratory from Tony Woodley, the TGWU general secretary.
- In contrast to many postmodernists, who engage in easy forms of parody when addressing the high-flown art of the past, Schütte has actually had the courage to work from inside the tradition - and risk the comparisons.
- His biography is eminently sensible on a subject about which much high-flown transcendental nonsense has been written.
- The cultural supplements of Germany's newspapers, always fond of high-flown debates, will have their work cut out for them this summer.
- Working people should not allow themselves to be deceived by the high-flown speeches, glossy brochures and fireworks displays.
- Setting aside the high-flown rhetoric of the age, the issues raised are with us still.
- In terms of British theatrical history it represents the last great fling of the high-flown late Victorian tradition most readily associated with Sir Henry Irving.
- The only Shakespeare play written entirely in verse, it contrasts the high-flown ideals of Richard with the low cunning of Henry Bolingbroke, the man who overthrows him and later has him murdered.
Synonyms
grand-sounding, high-sounding, extravagant, exaggerated, elaborate, flowery, florid, ornate, overblown, overdone, overripe, overwrought, grandiloquent, magniloquent, grandiose, lofty, rhetorical, oratorical, verbose, inflated, affected, pretentious, turgid, bombastic, declamatory
informal windy, purple, highfalutin, la-di-da
rare fustian, euphuistic, orotund, tumid

Definition of high-flown in US English:

high-flown

adjectiveˈhī ˈˌflōnˈhaɪ ˈˌfloʊn

(especially of language or ideas) extravagant and lofty.
（尤指语言或思想）夸张的，言过其实的
he had other more high-flown artistic notions in mind
his novels seem high-flown and absurd
Example sentencesExamples
- The cultural supplements of Germany's newspapers, always fond of high-flown debates, will have their work cut out for them this summer.
- His pungent rejoinders made short work of the Government's high-flown theories.
- In contrast to many postmodernists, who engage in easy forms of parody when addressing the high-flown art of the past, Schütte has actually had the courage to work from inside the tradition - and risk the comparisons.
- Setting aside the high-flown rhetoric of the age, the issues raised are with us still.
- The language they used was high-flown - some would say overblown.
- Anyone who has read the Bronte Sisters knows the kind of high-flown passion the Victorians held dear.
- It was not the last time the high-flown menu prose promised one thing while the actual dish delivered another.
- Working people should not allow themselves to be deceived by the high-flown speeches, glossy brochures and fireworks displays.
- However, journalism did not change overnight and it still indulged in the Soviet practice of wordiness and high-flown rhetoric.
- It contains 823 pages of learned, high-flown, flowery reflections on the glorious if doomed role of the poet in a nasty world, with a high incidence of exclamation marks.
- It is tempting under the current circumstances to rush down from our high ground and have a right old go at the BBC - perhaps using rather high-flown and intemperate language.
- His biography is eminently sensible on a subject about which much high-flown transcendental nonsense has been written.
- Plans for a merger between Amicus and the TGWU, and possibly the GMB trade unions were announced recently with some high-flown oratory from Tony Woodley, the TGWU general secretary.
- Whatever high-flown rhetoric comes from the president next week, the reality is clear-cut.
- In terms of British theatrical history it represents the last great fling of the high-flown late Victorian tradition most readily associated with Sir Henry Irving.
- Unlike Kurtz, he sees civilization in practical terms rather than through high-flown rhetoric.
- The only Shakespeare play written entirely in verse, it contrasts the high-flown ideals of Richard with the low cunning of Henry Bolingbroke, the man who overthrows him and later has him murdered.
- And these values are made tangible through people, for people are the heart of a successful institution - not buildings, not high-flown mission statements or even traditions.
- Viewed in this light, his high-flown rhetoric about the timeless values of freedom and democracy can seem an abstraction fit only for university debating halls.
- She knew that people didn't respond to films for either high-flown aesthetic reasons or ‘moral’ ones, and she waged endless war on critics who claimed they did.
Synonyms
grand-sounding, high-sounding, extravagant, exaggerated, elaborate, flowery, florid, ornate, overblown, overdone, overripe, overwrought, grandiloquent, magniloquent, grandiose, lofty, rhetorical, oratorical, verbose, inflated, affected, pretentious, turgid, bombastic, declamatory

词汇	high-flown
释义	Definition of high-flown in English: high-flown adjective ˌhʌɪˈfləʊnˈhaɪ ˈˌfloʊn (especially of language or ideas) extravagant and grand-sounding. （尤指语言或思想）夸张的，言过其实的 he had other more high-flown artistic notions in mind his novels seem high-flown and absurd Example sentencesExamples However, journalism did not change overnight and it still indulged in the Soviet practice of wordiness and high-flown rhetoric. His pungent rejoinders made short work of the Government's high-flown theories. It was not the last time the high-flown menu prose promised one thing while the actual dish delivered another. The language they used was high-flown - some would say overblown. Viewed in this light, his high-flown rhetoric about the timeless values of freedom and democracy can seem an abstraction fit only for university debating halls. And these values are made tangible through people, for people are the heart of a successful institution - not buildings, not high-flown mission statements or even traditions. Anyone who has read the Bronte Sisters knows the kind of high-flown passion the Victorians held dear. It contains 823 pages of learned, high-flown, flowery reflections on the glorious if doomed role of the poet in a nasty world, with a high incidence of exclamation marks. Unlike Kurtz, he sees civilization in practical terms rather than through high-flown rhetoric. She knew that people didn't respond to films for either high-flown aesthetic reasons or ‘moral’ ones, and she waged endless war on critics who claimed they did. It is tempting under the current circumstances to rush down from our high ground and have a right old go at the BBC - perhaps using rather high-flown and intemperate language. Whatever high-flown rhetoric comes from the president next week, the reality is clear-cut. Plans for a merger between Amicus and the TGWU, and possibly the GMB trade unions were announced recently with some high-flown oratory from Tony Woodley, the TGWU general secretary. In contrast to many postmodernists, who engage in easy forms of parody when addressing the high-flown art of the past, Schütte has actually had the courage to work from inside the tradition - and risk the comparisons. His biography is eminently sensible on a subject about which much high-flown transcendental nonsense has been written. The cultural supplements of Germany's newspapers, always fond of high-flown debates, will have their work cut out for them this summer. Working people should not allow themselves to be deceived by the high-flown speeches, glossy brochures and fireworks displays. Setting aside the high-flown rhetoric of the age, the issues raised are with us still. In terms of British theatrical history it represents the last great fling of the high-flown late Victorian tradition most readily associated with Sir Henry Irving. The only Shakespeare play written entirely in verse, it contrasts the high-flown ideals of Richard with the low cunning of Henry Bolingbroke, the man who overthrows him and later has him murdered. Synonyms grand-sounding, high-sounding, extravagant, exaggerated, elaborate, flowery, florid, ornate, overblown, overdone, overripe, overwrought, grandiloquent, magniloquent, grandiose, lofty, rhetorical, oratorical, verbose, inflated, affected, pretentious, turgid, bombastic, declamatory informal windy, purple, highfalutin, la-di-da rare fustian, euphuistic, orotund, tumid Definition of high-flown in US English: high-flown adjectiveˈhī ˈˌflōnˈhaɪ ˈˌfloʊn (especially of language or ideas) extravagant and lofty. （尤指语言或思想）夸张的，言过其实的 he had other more high-flown artistic notions in mind his novels seem high-flown and absurd Example sentencesExamples The cultural supplements of Germany's newspapers, always fond of high-flown debates, will have their work cut out for them this summer. His pungent rejoinders made short work of the Government's high-flown theories. In contrast to many postmodernists, who engage in easy forms of parody when addressing the high-flown art of the past, Schütte has actually had the courage to work from inside the tradition - and risk the comparisons. Setting aside the high-flown rhetoric of the age, the issues raised are with us still. The language they used was high-flown - some would say overblown. Anyone who has read the Bronte Sisters knows the kind of high-flown passion the Victorians held dear. It was not the last time the high-flown menu prose promised one thing while the actual dish delivered another. Working people should not allow themselves to be deceived by the high-flown speeches, glossy brochures and fireworks displays. However, journalism did not change overnight and it still indulged in the Soviet practice of wordiness and high-flown rhetoric. It contains 823 pages of learned, high-flown, flowery reflections on the glorious if doomed role of the poet in a nasty world, with a high incidence of exclamation marks. It is tempting under the current circumstances to rush down from our high ground and have a right old go at the BBC - perhaps using rather high-flown and intemperate language. His biography is eminently sensible on a subject about which much high-flown transcendental nonsense has been written. Plans for a merger between Amicus and the TGWU, and possibly the GMB trade unions were announced recently with some high-flown oratory from Tony Woodley, the TGWU general secretary. Whatever high-flown rhetoric comes from the president next week, the reality is clear-cut. In terms of British theatrical history it represents the last great fling of the high-flown late Victorian tradition most readily associated with Sir Henry Irving. Unlike Kurtz, he sees civilization in practical terms rather than through high-flown rhetoric. The only Shakespeare play written entirely in verse, it contrasts the high-flown ideals of Richard with the low cunning of Henry Bolingbroke, the man who overthrows him and later has him murdered. And these values are made tangible through people, for people are the heart of a successful institution - not buildings, not high-flown mission statements or even traditions. Viewed in this light, his high-flown rhetoric about the timeless values of freedom and democracy can seem an abstraction fit only for university debating halls. She knew that people didn't respond to films for either high-flown aesthetic reasons or ‘moral’ ones, and she waged endless war on critics who claimed they did. Synonyms grand-sounding, high-sounding, extravagant, exaggerated, elaborate, flowery, florid, ornate, overblown, overdone, overripe, overwrought, grandiloquent, magniloquent, grandiose, lofty, rhetorical, oratorical, verbose, inflated, affected, pretentious, turgid, bombastic, declamatory
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