bluster
英 [ˈblʌstə(r)]
美 [ˈblʌstər]
v. 气势汹汹地说话,咄咄逼人,威吓(但效果不大); 狂吹; 咆哮
n. 吓唬,怒号; 狂风声,巨浪声
过去式:blustered 现在分词:blustering 复数:blusters 第三人称单数:blusters 过去分词:blustered
Collins.1 / BNC.23611 / COCA.21394
牛津词典
verb
- 气势汹汹地说话,咄咄逼人,威吓(但效果不大)
to talk in an aggressive or threatening way, but with little effect- ‘I don't know what you're talking about,’ he blustered.
“我不知道你到底在说什么!”他气势汹汹地说。 - a blustering bully
咄咄逼人的恶霸
- ‘I don't know what you're talking about,’ he blustered.
- 狂吹;咆哮
to blow violently
柯林斯词典
- VERB 咆哮;叫嚷
If you say that someoneis blustering, you mean that they are speaking aggressively but without authority, often because they are angry or offended.- 'That's lunacy,' he blustered...
“那真是疯了,”他吼道。 - He was still blustering, but there was panic in his eyes.
他嘴上还在叫嚷着,但眼里却流露出恐慌。 - Blusteris also a noun.
- ...the bluster of the Conservatives' campaign.
保守党来势汹汹的宣传运动
- 'That's lunacy,' he blustered...
英英释义
noun
- a swaggering show of courage
- vain and empty boasting
- a violent gusty wind
- noisy confusion and turbulence
- he was awakened by the bluster of their preparations
verb
- act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner
- show off
- blow hard
- A southeaster blustered onshore
- The flames blustered
双语例句
- I knew that it was all bluster and he wasn't really angry with me.
我知道那只是恐吓的活,他并没有真的对我发火。 - To bluster through a lesson because you haven't done your homework.
因为没做家庭作业,所以你整节课无所获。 - He impressed no one by his bluster.
他的大话没有给任何人留下印象。 - His response was first to persuade, then to bluster.
他的反应先是说服,然后变为咆哮。 - For now, however, much of China's recent bluster turned out to be self-defeating.
不管怎样,到目前为止,中国发出的大多数恫吓结果都是固地自封、弄巧成拙。 - He was not at ease with me, and much of his bluster rose from timidity.
和我在一起他就不自在,他的吵嚷大都是由于怯懦。 - Empty bluster is unlikely to bother China.
对于空洞的咆哮,中国大概会无动于衷。 - He was still blustering, but there was panic in his eyes.
他嘴上还在叫嚷着,但眼里却流露出恐慌。 - We must be clear-headed, that is, we must not believe the "nice words" of the imperialists nor be intimidated by their bluster.
我们要有清醒的头脑,这里包括不相信帝国主义的好话和不害怕帝国主义的恐吓。 - A couple of years ago, such boasts would have been ignored as bluster.
在几年前,这样的豪言壮语会被认为是吹牛,无人理睬。