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英语单词:chin-stroking

意思翻译

chin-stroking

noun [ U ] mainly UK (also chin stroking) uk/ˈtʃɪnˌstrəʊ.kɪŋ/ us/ˈtʃɪn ˌstroʊ.kɪŋ/

（故作高深的）扶颏冥想

careful thought about something, especially when this is done in a very serious way that you find annoying or not helpful

There is no chin-stroking among this jazz audience, just simple enjoyment of the music. 在这些爵士乐观众中，没人故作深沉，只有直截了当的音乐享受。

We observed an older man's pensive chin-stroking as he looked at the exhibit. 我们看到一位老人一边观看展览一边扶颏思考。

Synonym: beard-stroking More examples

This record is proof that intelligent pop doesn't have to mean chin stroking in the library.

Her piece set off much chin-stroking about self-hatred among women.

There has been much chin stroking and finger wagging after the quarterly publication of personal debt figures.

The show is full of ponderous metaphysical chin stroking.

Brace yourselves for a lot of chin-stroking on the relative merits of various post-punk bands.

It really has taken years of chin stroking and work to produce this perfect souffle.

chin-stroking

adjective mainly UK

拿腔作势、装模作样、自以为是

thinking very carefully and seriously about something, especially in a way that is annoying or not helpful because you are trying to impress people with your knowledge

Our response to the artwork is joyful and instinctive, rather than a solemn, chin-stroking inspection. 我们对艺术品的反应是喜悦和本能的，而不是严肃的、拿腔作势的检视。

He has an inclination towards chin-stroking self-importance. 他有一种自负自大的倾向。

Synonym: beard-stroking More examples

The programme was a stodgy sociological treatise overladen with official statements, survey results and the verbose sophistry of chin-stroking economists.

Maybe women should be more like men, perhaps by engaging in chin-stroking conversations about the brake horsepower of various cars.

He has an encyclopaedic knowledge of music to rival any chin-stroking nerd.

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