【bumptious】 - A-level备考词汇

bumptious

UK:  ['bʌmpʃəs]

US:  ['bʌmpʃəs]

adj.

1.〔口语〕傲慢的,狂妄的,唐突的

2.自以为是的

1 . Some of these secular priests were ignorant, bumptious.
那些俗里俗气的神父中有些人一窍不通，自以为是。

2 . I was having trouble making it to the bathroom, let alone meeting the vigorous demands of a bumptious four-year-old boy.
我连自己去上厕所都困难，更不要说去应付一个4岁大的不断需要照顾的孩子。

3 . If Mr Wolfowitz is an overconfident thinker, he also seems an insecure manager, too impressed by bumptious aides.
如果沃氏是一名自负的思想者，那他似乎也是一位不那么自信的管理者，受到傲慢自负的助手们过多的影响。

4 . "The most vital quality a soldier can possess is self- confidence , utter , complete and bumptious " ( George S. Patton ) .
“一个士兵所拥有的最重要的品格是自信、果断、彻底和骄傲”（乔治··巴顿）。

5 . Instead, a more prosperous, bumptious Turkey is jangling many nerves.
相反，一个兴盛而傲慢的土耳其正刺激着许多人的神经。