bluster
英 ['blʌstə]
美['blʌstɚ]
- vt. 咆哮；狂吹；夸口；威吓；气势汹汹地说
- vi. 咆哮；恫吓
- n. 怒号；吓唬
词态变化
第三人称单数: blusters;过去式: blustered;过去分词: blustered;现在分词: blustering;
助记提示
1. blow => bluster.
中文词源
bluster 威吓
词源同bluff, 吹嘘，恐吓。
英文词源
- bluster (n.)
- 1580s, from bluster (v.).
- bluster (v.)
- late 14c., from a Low German source, such as Middle Low German blüstren "to blow violently," East Frisian blüstern "to bluster" (see blow (v.1)). Related: Blustered; blustering.
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