| 单词 | blowhard |
| 释义 | blowhard (once / 54218 pages) n A blowhard is someone who always brags or boasts about himself. If you get stuck sitting next to your blowhard cousin at the family holiday dinner, you may wish he didn't think he was quite so amazing. Blowhard is an informal word describing someone who can't stop talking about themselves or their accomplishments, real or imagined. You might know a blowhard at school, at work, or even in your family. And usually everyone knows at least one blowhard sports fan, who during the game can't stop talking about the unprecedented greatness of his favorite team or player. WORD FAMILYblowhard: blowhards USAGE EXAMPLESIt’s a staff that, on balance, considers the agency’s commissioners bickering blowhards, top managers ineffectual, career prospects bleak and work environment dreary. Salon(Dec 15, 2016) They are both bullying blowhards and neither deserves to be... New York Times(Dec 04, 2016) Guston’s Nixon is a babbling blowhard who suffers under the weight of his own ambition. Salon(Nov 28, 2016) n a very boastful and talkative person Syn|Hyper boaster, braggart, bragger, line-shooter, vaunter egoist, egotist, swellhead a conceited and self-centered person |
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