| 单词 | high-and-mighty |
| 例句 | The nation of France, especially, has gotten all high-and-mighty about threatening to remove their associations from South Africa. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Aw, now, don’t go get all high-and-mighty on me,” Billy said. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “And before you get all high-and-mighty—‘I’m eighteen and can do what I want’—with me, you might want to consider your options.” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z "It's not a high-and-mighty presentation of what a great museum can do." Seattle's Sandra Jackson-Dumont makes art a party 2011-05-26T18:46:02Z But why get all high-and-mighty about the creators' intentions? On ‘Black Lightning,’ a Superhero Takes On Race, Justice and the Real World 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z Here the high-and-mighty trumpet, lofty solo violin, middling oboe and lowly recorder uncharacteristically perform interchangeable lines of undifferentiated passagework: There’s More Religion Than You Think in Bach’s ‘Brandenburgs’ 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z In taking the high-and-mighty down a peg, Reitman was reintroducing the sort of anti-establishment comedy that had long since vanished from Hollywood films. From "Meatballs" to "Ghostbusters," Ivan Reitman was the anarchic boomer voice for Gen X nihilism 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z They assume — not everybody, right — but they assume that you’re some kind of high-and-mighty person. Cokie Roberts is a commentator these days, but she still prefers facts to opinions 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z “They should not criticise and interfere in other countries with a high-and-mighty attitude, undermining the current top priority of international anti-pandemic cooperation,” he said. China condemns G7 statement censuring Beijing, supporting Taiwan 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z In a testy exchange kicking off the first high-level talks between Chinese Communist officials and the Biden administration, China’s delegation warned the United States not to go all high-and-mighty. Opinion | China might be right about America. But what are its leaders so afraid of? 2021-03-21T04:00:00Z Another high-and-mighty Oscar-nominated sports drama—this time about baseball— that Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill and company somehow turned into both an analytical deep-dive and a fine piece of cinema. The best sports movies to stream during your self-isolation - Golf Digest 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z To “step out of the ignorance and blinders” of her upbringing, Schneider attended race dialogues and trainings such as Teaching for Change, but she warns other whites not to get high-and-mighty. The white women who flipped: the price of changing your conservative views 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z There's still a lot to learn about Heroes Reborn before its fall release, but it's nice to be reacquainted with the heroes' high-and-mighty rhetoric and supernatural skills. Watch a new trailer for NBC's upcoming Heroes reboot 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z Her high-and-mighty behavior, dubbed “nut rage,” caused an uproar in South Korea, where the economy is dominated by family-run conglomerates known as chaebol that often act above the law. 'Nut rage' lands former Korean Air executive behind bars for year 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z But in China, where resentment of the high-and-mighty is on the rise, news of the company’s advertising campaign is fueling a maelstrom of criticism. The Privileges of China?s Elite Include Purified Air 2011-11-04T20:45:29Z If I had to go up against a duchess—a real, live one—I expect I’d be like the little milliner in Boston, when some great, high-and-mighty personages came there from England. The Girls of Central High on the Stage The Play That Took The Prize 2011-09-05T02:00:21.083Z "Sally's a sort of high-and-mighty girl," continued Miss Lambkin tentatively. Concerning Sally 2011-08-19T02:00:14.430Z "The high-and-mighty airs some of you people take on are simply outrageous." The Squire's Daughter 2011-06-13T02:00:25.710Z "Is an Ambassador's daughter supposed to be a high-and-mighty lady like this?" The Five Arrows 2011-04-21T02:00:45.940Z A precious small loss that would be though," said Mr. Curtis, in parenthesis—"a stiff, sneering, high-and-mighty old virago! The Actress' Daughter A Novel 2011-01-23T03:00:14.117Z This will bring the roof down on our fine high-and-mighty Mr. Gordon, if nothing else does. Harper's Round Table, September 10, 1895 She gives me the hot creeps with her condescending, high-and-mighty ways. The New Mistress A Tale Well, that maybe true," agreed Margolotte; "but, on the contrary, a servant with too much brains is sure to become independent and high-and-mighty and feel above her work. The Patchwork Girl of Oz I'm here, and I locked you in; and when I tell you that I'm thoroughly on to the whole show, you'll understand that this high-and-mighty business doesn't go down. His Lordship's Leopard A Truthful Narration of Some Impossible Facts Still burning at Taylor's high-and-mighty dismissal of him, Raoul was staggered by the shock of this meeting. Shaman She was not quite at her ease with Phillis; she thought her a little high-and-mighty in her manner. Not Like Other Girls No lofty, high-and-mighty way goes with us girls. The Campfire Girls of Roselawn Or, a Strange Message from the Air They could drop her as easily as they had picked her up, these high-and-mighty Melroses! The Beloved Woman He was proud and inclined to be rather high-and-mighty; but he was never envious and his generous nature made up to him for his poverty by allowing him to enjoy the good fortune of others. The Blue Bird for Children The Wonderful Adventures of Tyltyl and Mytyl in Search of Happiness "She couldn't have been the nice girl I thought," he reflected, "or she wouldn't have got on her high-and-mighty just for a little thing like that." The Return of Blue Pete "Wait!"—speaking gently, yet with something of a high-and-mighty air. The Rich Little Poor Boy "But you won't gain anything by taking a high-and-mighty attitude with me." The Brand of Silence A Detective Story Men whose friendship I could not afford to dispense with even if I wished to—which, I assure you, I do not—won't stand for a high-and-mighty attitude in me. The She Boss A Western Story And now you try to pull your high-and-mighty airs on me, just because Charlie and I are in love and ain't married yet. The Real Adventure They resented this ostent of entry; the men more sullenly than the women, some of whom in their hearts could not help admiring its high-and-mighty insolence. Lady Good-for-Nothing Well, what you say, SOCRATES, is very nice, and clear, and logical, and conclusive, in an argumentative sense, and your attitude is very noble and high-and-mighty—I mean highminded and all that. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 102, June 25, 1892 The others are afraid of you because you can put on that high-and-mighty, stand-offish air. A Man Four-Square But she had her private thoughts, to the effect that neither of these high-and-mighty trollops was in reality the person whom henceforward Dom Manuel was going to obey. Figures of Earth Well, that may be true," agreed Margolotte; "but, on the contrary, a servant with too much brains is sure to become independent and high-and-mighty and feel above her work. The Patchwork Girl of Oz A nice one indeed to high-and-mighty it over her. Esther Waters Ever since I have known him, Horace has been rather high-and-mighty with me; but I know he enjoys my visits, for I give him always, I think, a pleasantly renewed sense of his own superiority. Great Possessions I was beneath your high-and-mighty notice—dirt under your feet. The Desired Woman Auguste was annoyed by the Spaniard's high-and-mighty airs, and his French instincts of equality revolted against Don Pablo's pretensions to be better than the rest of the servants. The Malady of the Century "He's one of your high-and-mighty sort," she thought disdainfully, as she entered her cosy brougham and was driven away. Thelma His nose was of the high-and-mighty order that comes under the denomination of aquiline, or hooked, as may suit you best. Missy Maria has been so long at her high-and-mighty boarding-school," he said, "that I reckon her head's as full of fancies as a cheese is of maggots. The Deliverance; a romance of the Virginia tobacco fields One of his high-and-mighty servants, all brass buttons and braid, like a feller playin' in the band, took my letter and condescended to say he'd pass it on to Williams. The Depot Master Just played with the Bunch, and called down Clarence Drum about being such a high-and-mighty sodger. Babbitt |
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