imperious

英 [ɪmˈpɪəriəs]

美 [ɪmˈpɪriəs]

adj.  专横的; 蛮横的; 盛气凌人的

GRETEM8医学

BNC.20847 / COCA.19179

牛津词典

adj.

• 专横的；蛮横的；盛气凌人的
  expecting people to obey you and treating them as if they are not as important as you
  1. an imperious gesture/voice/command
     盛气凌人的姿势 / 语调 / 命令

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 专横的;傲慢的;飞扬跋扈的
  If you describe someone asimperious, you mean that they have a proud manner and expect to be obeyed.
  1. Her attitude is imperious at times...
     她有时态度傲慢。
  2. From across the desk she gave him a witheringly imperious look.
     她从桌子对面扫了他一眼，目光咄咄逼人，凌利而专横。

双语例句

• There is imperious need for these vital munitions.
  这些重要的是有弹药专横的需要。
• John Aldridge believes Jamie Carragher's imperious performance during Sunday's1-0 victory over Chelsea proves he still has many years left at the top of his game.
  约翰·阿尔德里奇认为，杰米·卡拉格在上周日利物浦1-0力克切尔西一战中的统治力表现证明，他仍能在未来几年的球员生涯中保持足够高的水平。
• At times, the normally self-possessed, sometimes imperious John was so smitten that he couldn't speak.
  有时，通常很冷静、有时有点专横的约翰会因为不能说话而感到受打击。
• Faculty had complained about his abrasive style and imperious manner.
  教职员工抗议其粗暴论调和傲慢举止。
• In the brook, again, was the fantastic beauty of the image, with its reflected frown, its pointed finger, and imperious gesture, giving emphasis to the aspect of little Pearl.
  同样，在小溪中那个美得出奇的形象，也映出了皱着的眉头、伸出的手指和专横的姿态，为小珠儿的模样平添了效果。
• The old nun was as imperious as ever, but visibly thawed when she saw the children.
  老修女仍然像从前一样专横，看到孩子们时却显得温和多了。
• We all dislike her for her imperious gesture.
  我们都讨厌她傲慢的姿态。
• She dismissed my opinion with an imperious wave of her hand.
  她用不屑一顾的一挥驳回了我的意见。
• Yet he was imperious sometimes still: but I did not mind that.
  可是，他有时候还是专横，不过我并不介意。
• This time around, he swept to the title in imperious style.
  而这一次，他横扫赛场一举夺冠。