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bluster

英 ['blʌstə] 美['blʌstɚ]
  • vt. 咆哮;狂吹;夸口;威吓;气势汹汹地说
  • vi. 咆哮;恫吓
  • n. 怒号;吓唬

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词态变化


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

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1. blow => bluster.

中文词源


bluster 威吓

词源同bluff, 吹嘘,恐吓。

英文词源


bluster (n.)
1580s, from bluster (v.).
bluster (v.)
late 14c., from a Low German source, such as Middle Low German blüstren "to blow violently," East Frisian blüstern "to bluster" (see blow (v.1)). Related: Blustered; blustering.

双语例句


1. Of course, his bluster was directed against me as well.
当然, 他指桑骂槐,矛头是针对我的.

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2. We could hear the bluster of the wind and rain.
我们能听到狂风暴雨的吹打声.

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3. He was inclined to bluster at first, but he soon dropped.
起初他老爱吵闹一阵, 可是不久就不做声了.

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4. Military planning drove decisions; bluster and posturing drove diplomacy.
决定受军事策划的驱使; 外交受恐吓和故作姿态的驱使.

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5. Lou began to bluster, as he always did when he talked politics.
娄开始打开了话匣子,只要谈政治, 他总是这样.

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