bluster

pronunciation

UK [ˈblʌstə(r)]word uk audio image

US [ˈblʌstɚ] word us audio image

  • vi.
    咆哮,威吓
    怒冲冲地说
    狂吹,夸口
  • n.
    吓唬,怒号
    狂风声,巨浪声

Word Origin

bluster 威吓

词源同bluff, 吹嘘,恐吓。

Example

1. Empty bluster is unlikely to bother china .
对于空洞的咆哮,中国大概会无动于衷。
2. In these conditions , protest and bluster function as marketing tools .
在这些情况下,工会的抗议和咆哮起到市场推广自己的作用。
3. Conversation limited to sports or shopping may get boring to someone who likes to ponder philosophy and bluster about business .
对于一个喜欢思考经营哲学和大话生意的人来说,局限于运动和购物的话题会令他厌烦。
4. Republicans bluster that they will repeal obamacare and dodd-frank and abolish whole government agencies , but give only a sketchy idea of what should replace them .
共和党夸口他们将撤销奥巴马的医疗法案和弗兰克法案,同时废除其整个政府机构,但对于如何取代这些机构只提了个大概。
5. But mr schumer 's interventions look increasingly like bluster rather than threat .
但是舒默的干预越来越像咆哮,而非真正的威胁。

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