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airs BrE /eəz/
NAmE /erz/► SEE ALLairs and gracesgive yourself/put on airs
●ˌairs and ˈgraces (BrE, disapproving) behaviour which is elegant but unnatural and intended to impress others 摆架子；矫揉造作；惺惺作态◆Her airs and graces didn’t impress her fellow students at all.
同学们对她装模作样的表现不以为然。●ˌgive yourself/ˌput on ˈairsbehave in a way which shows that you feel you are important 摆架子；装腔作势◆The nice thing about her is that, in spite of being so rich, she doesn’t put on any airs.
她的可爱之处在于，尽管很有钱，却并不趾高气扬。 |