| 释义 |
self-promoting
adjective
usually disapproving(alsoself-promoting)uk /ˌself.prəˈməʊ.tɪŋ/ us /ˌself.prəˈmoʊ.t̬ɪŋ/
trying to make other people pay attention to you and think that you are interesting, important, successful, etc.:
They found that self-promoting women were less likely to be hired than similarly self-promoting men.
He has often been seen as abrasive and self-promoting.
He's a bit grandiose, self-promoting, and arrogant, but I think he’s amazing.
She is regularly criticized for being egomaniacal, self-promoting, and opportunistic.
The appraisal found he had problems taking directions from superiors and had a self-promoting management style.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Important people and describing important people
actor
August
augustly
baron
be the cat's whiskersidiom
doyen
first among equalsidiom
FLOTUS
get over something/someone
get over yourself!idiom
guest of honour
heartbeat
mogul
moment
movers and shakers
MVP
nibs
notable
superiority
the grand old man of somethingidiom
|