bluster

英 [ˈblʌstə(r)]

美 [ˈblʌstər]

v.  气势汹汹地说话，咄咄逼人，威吓(但效果不大); 狂吹; 咆哮
n.  吓唬，怒号; 狂风声，巨浪声

过去式：blustered　现在分词：blustering　复数：blusters　第三人称单数：blusters　过去分词：blustered　

GRE

Collins.1 / BNC.23611 / COCA.21394

牛津词典

verb

• 气势汹汹地说话，咄咄逼人，威吓（但效果不大）
  to talk in an aggressive or threatening way, but with little effect
  1. ‘I don't know what you're talking about,’ he blustered.
     “我不知道你到底在说什么！”他气势汹汹地说。
  2. a blustering bully
     咄咄逼人的恶霸
• 狂吹；咆哮
  to blow violently

柯林斯词典

• VERB 咆哮；叫嚷
  If you say that someoneis blustering, you mean that they are speaking aggressively but without authority, often because they are angry or offended.
  1. 'That's lunacy,' he blustered...
     “那真是疯了，”他吼道。
  2. He was still blustering, but there was panic in his eyes.
     他嘴上还在叫嚷着，但眼里却流露出恐慌。
  3. Blusteris also a noun.
     
  4. ...the bluster of the Conservatives' campaign.
     保守党来势汹汹的宣传运动

英英释义

noun

• a swaggering show of courage
  Synonym:bravado
• vain and empty boasting
  Synonym:braggadociorodomontaderhodomontade
• a violent gusty wind
• noisy confusion and turbulence
  1. he was awakened by the bluster of their preparations

verb

• act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner
  Synonym:swaggerswash
• show off
  Synonym:boasttoutswashshoot a linebraggasblowvauntgasconade
• blow hard
  1. A southeaster blustered onshore
  2. The flames blustered

双语例句

• I knew that it was all bluster and he wasn't really angry with me.
  我知道那只是恐吓的活，他并没有真的对我发火。
• For all his bluster, it is the sad province of Man that he cannot choose his triumph.
  人的可悲就在于他无法选择自己的成就，无论他多么自信于自我的能力。
• He is very excited and angry and bluster for a while.
  他非常激动，怒气冲冲，且咆哮了一阵。
• Of course, his bluster was directed against me as well.
  这不是矛头都对着老家伙了？当然，他指桑骂槐，矛头是针对我的。
• For now, however, much of China's recent bluster turned out to be self-defeating.
  不管怎样，到目前为止，中国发出的大多数恫吓结果都是固地自封、弄巧成拙。
• He was not at ease with me, and much of his bluster rose from timidity.
  和我在一起他就不自在，他的吵嚷大都是由于怯懦。
• He impressed no one by his bluster.
  他的大话没有给任何人留下印象。
• He was still blustering, but there was panic in his eyes.
  他嘴上还在叫嚷着，但眼里却流露出恐慌。
• He got to be like a high wind in the summertime, all bluster and no bite.
  他就好像夏天刮大风一样，虽然狂吹着，却都是虚张声势。
• Beneath the bluster, participants are beginning to notice this problem and the difficulty of solving it.
  在这种喧嚣之下，参与者开始关注这个问题以及解决该问题的困难。