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

• 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。
• 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。
• Imperious harkenraz is proud of his skills as a death knight and enjoys nothing more than one-on-one contests with other heroes known for their fighting ability.
  专横的哈坎雷斯对自己作为一个死亡骑士的技能感到洋洋自得，最热衷于和在战斗本领上享有盛名的其他英雄进行一对一的决斗。
• The placid sunshine transformed in a moment into imperious angry fire.
  和煦的阳光瞬间变成了咄咄逼人的烈焰。
• She sent them away with an imperious wave of the hand.
  她专横地挥了挥手，把他们打发走。
• Turning, she caught a man who was passing up the cave by the ARM, and asked him something in an imperious tone.
  她转过身去，抓住一个朝岩洞深处走去的人的胳膊，急切地问了他些什么。
• Marius took this paper and preserved it, not out of duty to his father, but because of that vague respect for death which is always imperious in the heart of man.
  马吕斯拿了那张纸，紧紧捏在手里，那并不是出自他对父亲的孝心，而是出自对一般死者的那种泛泛的敬意，那种敬意在大家的心里总是那么有威力。
• 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。
• What is more exhilarating than to make your staunch little boat, obedient to your will and muscle, go skimming lightly over glistening, tilting waves, and to feel the steady, imperious surge of the water!
  你让忠实的小船听命于自己的意愿和力量；你让它轻轻地掠过波光潋滟的水面；你感受着或平稳，或汹涌的波浪&还有什么能比这更令人兴奋的事情呢！
• There is imperious need for these vital munitions.
  这些重要的是有弹药专横的需要。