摘要：Look at you giving yourself airs and graces - think you're better than us, do you?

airs and graces

摆架子；装腔作势；趾高气扬；盛气凌人

a way of behaving that shows that sb thinks that they are more important, etc. than they really are

behaviour which is elegant but unnatural and intended to impress others.

The old clich é of the customer being always right is what gives them airs and graces.

“顾客总是对的”这种陈词滥调让他们变得趾高气扬。

She's always putting on airs and graces because she wants to impress other people.

她总是装腔作势，因为她想给别人留下深刻印象。

I cannot stand his airs and graces——he just pretends to be rich, but actually he scratches a living.

我不能容忍他装腔作势——他只是假装有钱，但实际上他只勉强度日而已。

Even when Tom became a star he didn't have any airs and graces.

即使在成为明星之后汤姆也一点不摆架子。

Look at you giving yourself airs and graces - think you're better than us, do you?

看看你装腔作势，你认为你比我们高一等，是吗？

The rich woman has lost many friends because of her airs and graces.

那个富婆因为装腔作势，已经失去了很多朋友。

I don't know why Claire puts on air and graces. After all, she has no reason to be so proud of herself.

我不知道克莱尔为什么装腔作势。她毕竟没有理由如此自高自大。

Mary has lost many friends because of her airs and graces.

玛丽因为喜欢摆架子，已经失去了很多朋友。

For those full of airs and graces as her, I would doubt their sincerity.

对于像她这样装腔作势的人，我都会怀疑他们是否真诚。

Her airs and graces didn't impress her fellow students at all.

她的装腔作势没有给同学们留下好印象。

I don't think much of her daughter-she's so conceited and full of airs and graces.

我看她的女儿没有什么了不起，自高自大还装腔作势。

I have never met your sister before，does she always give herself such airs and graces?

我从未见过你姐姐，她总是那么装腔作势吗？

Despite her fame, she has no airs and graces and makes everyone feel comfortable.

她虽然名气大，可从不摆架子，所以让所有人都感到轻松自在。

情景对话：

A:I'm tired of working with David.

A:我已经厌倦了跟大卫一起工作。

B:So am I. I think he will lose many friend because of his airs and graces.

B:我也是。我想因为他盛气凌人的态度，会使他失去好多朋友。

A:He'll ask for it.

A:他自找的。

注意：这个俚语也可以直接省略为airs:

We're poor and we never put on airs.

我们贫穷但从不装腔作势。

He always put on airs with me, as if he was the boss.

他总是对我摆架子，就好像他是老板一样。

You can't put on airs and make everyone like you.

你不能装腔作势来让每个人都喜欢你。

I didn't like to put on airs, and even less to have too many people catering to me.

我不喜欢摆架子，更不愿让人家兴师动众来照顾我。

You shouldn't put on airs even if you were in charge.

即便你当头头，也不该摆架子。

来源：翅膀英语一点号