High-sounding
a. 听起来了不起的, 声音响的
📖 牛津释义
high-sounding
adj (of language, etc) pretentious; high-flown （指语言等）夸张的, 言过其实的.
🧩 词语组成解析
high
[haɪ]
adj. 高的;高尚的，崇高的;高音调的;高级的，高等的;
adv. （程度等）高地;高价地;奢侈地;
n. 高处，高位;[气象学]高气压;高压地带;高水平;
sounding
['saundiŋ]
n. 探通术;
v. （使）发出声音，响( sound的现在分词 );发（音）;试探;探测;
🗣️ 情景例句
That was not the case.
事实并非如此。
It is lost labour to sow where there is no soil.
没有土壤，播种也是徒劳。
It is impossible to make more than the wildest guess at how many they kill, but they are hungry creatures, not content with only three meals a day.
它们一年中消灭了多少昆虫，我们简直无法猜测，它们是吃不饱的动物，不满意一日三餐。