| 单词 | bluster |
| 释义 | bluster (once / 1652 pages) vn If you tell the captain of the basketball team that you're going to beat him at a game of hoops even though you've never played, you're speaking with a lot of bluster or false confidence and bravado. Bluster can also mean a strong wind. On a blustery day, you'll see trees blowing and people holding onto their hats. When someone full of bluster is talking about how they can do something that you think they can't, they're blowing a lot of hot air in your direction. And coincidently, another name for that type of person is a blowhard. WORD FAMILYbluster: blustered, blusterer, blustering, blusterous, blusters, blustery+/blusterer: blusterers/blustering: blusteringly/blusterous: blusterously USAGE EXAMPLESThe English Premier League is discovering this was not just bluster and bravado from a player with seemingly limitless amounts of self-confidence. Washington Times(Dec 27, 2016) And third economic policy, Trump shows no signs of diverging from Reagan’s trickle-down legacy, despite his populist campaign bluster. Salon(Dec 26, 2016) For all his bombastic bluster and his selection of the richest cabinet ever, Trump’s read of the population was correct. The Guardian(Dec 23, 2016) 1v blow hard; be gusty, as of wind A southeaster blustered onshore The flames blustered Hyper blow be blowing or storming 2v act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner Syn|Hyper swagger, swash act, behave, do behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself 3v show off Syn|Hypo|Hyper blow, boast, brag, gas, gasconade, shoot a line, swash, tout, vaunt puff speak in a blustering or scornful manner crow, gloat, triumphdwell on with satisfaction congratulate, preenpride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement amplify, exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw, overstate to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth 4n a violent gusty wind Hyper blast, blow, gust a strong current of air 5n noisy confusion and turbulence he was awakened by the bluster of their preparations Hyper confusion disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably 6n vain and empty boasting Syn|Hyper braggadocio, rhodomontade, rodomontade boast, boasting, jactitation, self-praise speaking of yourself in superlatives 7n a swaggering show of courage Syn|Hyper bravado fanfare, flash, ostentation a gaudy outward display |
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