bluster

英 ['blʌstə(r)] 美 ['blʌstər]

• v. 咆哮；(风)狂吹；夸口
• n. 狂风声；咆哮；大话

英英释义

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

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。

经典引文

• Waves bluster up the bay.

  出自： J. K. Baxter

• The rain..was blustering against the window.

  出自： J. T. Story

词汇搭配

• bluster oneself into anger 勃然大怒

近反义词

【近义词】

• blow 打击
• harangue 慷慨激昂地劝说...
• threaten 威胁
• bully 欺凌弱小者
• protest 抗议
• rant 咆哮
• bristle 刚毛
• bridle 马笼头，缰绳...
• complain 抱怨
• gust 突然一阵
• rage 狂怒
• puff 喷出
• waft 飘浮
• resent 恨
• fury 愤怒
• bark (狗)吠
• crow 乌鸦
• swash 飞溅
• gasconade 吹牛
• gas 煤气
• boast 自夸
• swagger 大摇大摆地走...
• brag 吹牛
• shoot a line 吹牛
• rodomontade 大言不惭
• vaunt 吹嘘
• rhodomontade 大言不惭
• braggadocio 自夸
• tout 兜售
• bravado 作威