| 词汇 | pontificate |
| 释义 | pontificate (noun) pontificate 2 ENTRIES FOUND: pontificate (verb) pontificate (noun) 1 pontificate /pɑnˈtɪfəˌkeɪt/ verb pontificates; pontificated; pontificating 1 pontificate /pɑnˈtɪfəˌkeɪt/ verb pontificates; pontificated; pontificating Learner's definition of PONTIFICATE [no object] disapproving : to speak or express your opinion about something in a way that shows that you think you are always right自以为是地评论；武断地判断 We had to listen to her pontificate about/on the best way to raise children.我们不得不听她自以为是地谈论最佳育儿经 2 pontificate /pɑnˈtɪfəkət/ noun plural pontificates 2 pontificate /pɑnˈtɪfəkət/ noun plural pontificates Learner's definition of PONTIFICATE [count] 1 : the position of a pope教皇职位 He was elected to the pontificate last year.他去年当选为教皇。 2 : the period of time during which a particular person is pope（某教皇）在位时期 during the pontificate of Pope John Paul II教皇约翰·保罗二世在位期间 |
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