pooh-bah
noun [ C ] uk/ˈpuː.bɑː/ us/ˈpuː.bɑː/
自命不凡的人
someone who has a lot of, or too much influence or who thinks they are more important than they really are
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。
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- 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.