bigheadedness
/big-hed, -hed/US // ˈbɪgˈhɛd, -ˌhɛd //UK // (ˈbɪɡˌhɛd) //
虚荣心,虚张声势,虚伪,虚荣
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n.名词 noun
- 1
- : Informal. an excessive estimate of one's importance; conceit.
- : Veterinary Pathology. an inflammatory swelling of the tissues of the head of sheep, caused by the anaerobic bacillus Clostridium novyi.enlargement of the head and jawbones of horses resulting from nutritional hyperthyroidism.
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Examples
This was gloomy news to us, for we knew that Chief Bighead was one of the worst Indians on the river.
On some farms and in some stables bighead is quite prevalent, a number of cases following one after another.
But in the afternoon, Officer "Bighead" struts into the cell-house, in charge of the barber gang.
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