bluster

英['blʌstə(r)] 美['blʌstər]
  • v. 咆哮；(风)狂吹；夸口
  • n. 狂风声；咆哮；大话
blustery blusterer blustered blustered blustering blusters
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详细释义

Noun:
  1. noisy confusion and turbulence;

    "he was awakened by the bluster of their preparations"

  2. a swaggering show of courage

  3. a violent gusty wind

  4. vain and empty boasting

Verb:
  1. blow hard; be gusty, as of wind;

    "A southeaster blustered onshore"
    "The flames blustered"

  2. show off

  3. act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner

双语例句

1. Of course, his bluster was directed against me as well.
当然, 他指桑骂槐,矛头是针对我的.

来自辞典例句

2. We could hear the bluster of the wind and rain.
我们能听到狂风暴雨的吹打声.

来自辞典例句

3. He was inclined to bluster at first, but he soon dropped.
起初他老爱吵闹一阵, 可是不久就不做声了.

来自辞典例句

4. Military planning drove decisions; bluster and posturing drove diplomacy.
决定受军事策划的驱使; 外交受恐吓和故作姿态的驱使.

来自辞典例句

5. Lou began to bluster, as he always did when he talked politics.
娄开始打开了话匣子,只要谈政治, 他总是这样.

来自辞典例句

    用作动词 (v.)
    1. He blustered his way through the crowd.
      他吆喝着挤过人群。
    2. They blustered about how they would beat us all up.
      他们威胁说他们要如何痛打我们大家。
    3. The gale blustered all night.
      大风刮了一夜。
    4. The storm is blustering northeastward across the open Atlantic.
      风暴正向东北方向移动，吹向广袤的大西洋。
    5. He always tries to bluster his way out of difficult situations.
      他总是自吹自擂以摆脱困境。
    6. Instead of admitting when we do not know something, we bluff and bluster.
      我们总不愿意承认我们的无知，而是能吹则吹，能唬则唬。
    用作名词 (n.)
    1. We could hear the bluster of the wind and rain.
      我们能听到狂风暴雨的吹打声。
    2. Much of his bluster rose from timidity.
      他的吵嚷大都是由于怯懦。
    3. I wasn't frightened by what he said, it was just bluster.
      他说的话吓不倒我——不过是雷声大，雨点小。
    4. He impressed no one by his bluster.
      他的大话没有给任何人留下印象。

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