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Her parents, if not downright folksy , were hardly highfalutin.是什么意思？

Her parents, if not downright folksy , were hardly highfalutin.

她的父母, 说不上十分随和, 但也不傲慢.

相关词汇
her parents if not downright folksy were hardly highfalutin

her

pron. (she的宾格)她，(she的所有格)她的，她，指某个国家，（一艘）船；
例句
There was a terrible sadness in her eyes...
她眼神中流露出深深的悲伤。

parents

n. 双亲（ parent的名词复数 ）；
例句
Some parents believe a boy must learn to stand up and fight like a man.
有些父母认为男孩子必须学会像男子汉一样顶天立地，勇于抗争。

if

conj. 如果，倘若，即使，〈口〉是否，假设；n. 条件，设想；
例句
She was old enough to absent herself from the lunch table if she chose...
她长大了，可以自己做主不来吃午餐了。

not

adv. 不，[用以表示否定、否认、拒绝、禁止等]不是，几乎不，未必，没有[用于否定后面的词或短语]；
例句
It became very clear that the incident was not just an aberration, it was not just a single incident.
事实已经很清楚，这件事不是偶发的，它并不是一起孤立的事件。

downright

adv. 完全地，彻底地，全然；adj. 直率的，直截了当的，明白的，露骨的，显明的，毫不含糊的；
例句
Staff are often discourteous and sometimes downright rude.
职员常常态度很不礼貌，有时候极其蛮横。

folksy

adj. 和气的，有民间风味的，友好的，无拘束的；
例句
...an elderly, folksy postman.
为人随和的老邮递员

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；
例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

hardly

adv. 几乎不，简直不，刚刚，严厉地，粗鲁地；
例句
I could hardly wait for 'Boys' World' to appear each month.
每个月我都翘首期盼着《男孩世界》的出版。

highfalutin

adj. 自大的，骄傲的，冠冕堂皇；
例句
This isn't highfalutin art-about-art. It's marvellous and adventurous stuff.
这不是一件纯粹为艺术而艺术的华而不实的东西，而是进行了大胆创新的非凡作品。
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...the spiralling vortex airflow that slows the plane.
使飞机减速的螺旋形气流涡旋
You just go on ahead. I'll come by later...
你只管先往前走。我随后就来。
He sat there while I made the case for his dismissal...
他坐在那儿，听我陈述解雇他的理由。
For further information, please contact 414 3925, extension 2253.
详情请致电414 3925,转分机2253。
This decree obliges unions to delay strikes.
该法令迫使工会推迟罢工。
He would be able to flash a roll of greenbacks too some day.
真的,他要在这些要人名流现在吃饭的地方吃饭.
I am a dark, self - destructive, happiness - doubting, unforgivable man.
我是个阴郁, 自我 毁灭, 怀疑快乐, 不可饶恕的人.
He lived on an invalidity pension which came as a weekly giro.
他靠每周领取的作为病残养老金的直接转账救济支票过日子。
All the antiques have been authenticated and recorded.
所有的古董都已经过鉴别并进行记录。
You're joking. Are you serious?...
你准是在开玩笑。你是认真的吗？
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WARNING: Never transmit while changing the INDUCTOR switch.
注意: 当改变INDUCTOR开关的时候不能发射.
He turned and faced us.
他转过身面向我们。
That story is full of exaggerations.
那故事充满了夸张.
He took a long slow breath, inhaling deeply...
他缓缓地深吸了一口气。
One old magpie began wrapping itself up very carefully.
一只老喜鹊非常小心地用羽毛裹紧自己的身体.
...a conglomeration of peoples speaking different languages.
汇聚一地的南腔北调的民族
Erin seems to be much more the hair maverick.
埃琳在发式上似乎要标新立异得多.
I was absolutely knackered at the end of the match.
在比赛结束时我体力完全透支了。
San Francisco is built on 40 hills and some are very steep.
旧金山建在 40 座小山丘上，其中一些非常陡峭。
Few state - owned firms have been sold, and most are laggard behemoths.
国有 公司很少被卖, 大多数是落后的庞然大物.