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pooh-bah
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈpuː.bɑː/ us /ˈpuː.bɑː/
someone who has a lot of, or too much influence or who thinks they are more important than they really are: 自命不凡的人
She regarded his father as a self-important pooh-bah.她认为自己的父亲自以为是、自命不凡。
Hollywood pooh-bahs tried to talk him into making a movie.
The more they talked to party pooh-bahs, the more they realized what was happening.
Pooh-bah officials challenged the law on free speech grounds.
She is not just some symbolic pooh-bah.
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