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pontificate

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pɑːnˈtɪfɪkeɪt; pɑːnˈtɪfɪkət
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v. 执行教皇(或主教)职务;目空一切地谈论 n. 教皇(或主教)职位;教皇(或主教)任期 [ 复数 pontificates 第三人称单数 pontificates 现在分词 pontificating 过去式 pontificated 过去分词 pontificated ]

例句

Politicians like to pontificate about falling standards.
政客喜欢自以为是地谈论不断下降的标准。
Pope Formosus died after a pontificate of four and a half years.
教皇福尔摩苏斯上任四年半后去世。
The central meaning of his pontificate is to restore papal authority.
他任职教皇的中心意图就是要恢复教皇权力。

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but don't be half in it and half out of it.Number two: Don't pontificate.If you want to state your opinion
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