beard-stroking
noun [ U ] (also beard stroking) uk/ˈbɪədˌstrəʊ.kɪŋ/ us/ˈbɪrd ˌstroʊ.kɪŋ/
（故作）深思;侈谈
very serious thought or talk about complicated ideas, especially in a way that is annoying or not helpful
I go see a film to be entertained, not enlightened; I leave the beard-stroking to others. 我去看电影是为了娱乐，不是为了开悟;让别人去欣赏故作高深的内容好了。
There was a lot of beard stroking with very little result. 空有千思万虑与高谈大论，然则实效甚微。
Synonym: chin-stroking
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- He is an academic, with an air of pipe-sucking and beard-stroking.
- The men sat around and engaged in smoking and beard-stroking.
beard-stroking
adjective (also beard stroking) uk/ˈbɪədˌstrəʊ.kɪŋ/ us/ˈbɪrd ˌstroʊ.kɪŋ/
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
It was just a bunch of beard-stroking men talking about philosophy. 那只是一群自以为是的男人在谈论哲学。
Synonym: chin-stroking
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- Forget what the beard-stroking rock journalists say.
- You too could become an archaeological boffin like those beard-stroking chaps on Open University programmes.
- We need action. Beard-stroking philosophical discussions are no use.