airs,airs and 'graces (BrE,disapproving)1.■behaviour which is elegant but unnatural and intended to impress others 摆架子；矫揉造作；惺惺作态:Her airs and graces didn’t impress her fellow students at all. 她装模作样的表现根本没有引起同学的注意。,give yourself/,put ,on 'airs2.■behave in a way which shows that you feel you are important 摆架子； 装腔作势:The nice thing about her is that, in spite of being so rich, she doesn’t put on any airs. 她的可爱之处在于，尽管很有钱，可是她并不趾高气扬的。