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vi. 自以为是地议论,目空一切地谈论,自负地议论;像教皇一样主持仪式;庆祝主教弥撒(pontificate 的现在分词)
Start seriously courting the journalists, tastemakers, and celebrities that are using and/or pontificating about G+.
开始认真对待那些正在使用或是对Google+发表一些言论的记者、潮人和名人们。
You have to send in more or you have to leave. It is not appropriate to stand outside pontificating about not taking lightly the responsibility of sending firemen into harm's way.
你要么就多派些消防员,要么就离开那,而站在楼外高谈不会轻易不负责任地将消防员送进危险是不合时宜之举。
“Pontificating”是动词“pontificate”的现在分词形式,其含义和用法可从以下角度解析:
The professor was accused ofpontificating during lectures instead of encouraging student participation.
(这位教授被指责在课堂上高谈阔论,而非鼓励学生参与讨论。)
提示:使用该词时需注意语境,避免在正式场合误用其宗教原义。
pontificating
是一个动词,意为自以为是地发表意见或讲道,通常带有一种傲慢和自负的语气。
pontificating
大多用于贬义,描述那些自视甚高、爱发表意见、但实际上并不了解或者没有资格发表意见的人。通常用于口语中,也可以用于书面语。
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