bluster是什么意思？

bluster

英[ˈblʌstə(r)] 美[ˈblʌstɚ]

• vi. 咆哮，威吓，怒冲冲地说，狂吹，夸口；
• n. 吓唬，怒号，狂风声，巨浪声；

复数：blusters;

第三人称单数：blusters;

过去式：blustered;

过去分词：blustered;

现在分词：blustering;

例句

• 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.
• We could hear the bluster of the wind and rain. 我们能听到狂风暴雨的吹打声.
• Of course, his bluster was directed against me as well. 当然, 他指桑骂槐,矛头是针对我的.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  咆哮；叫嚷
  If you say that someone is blustering, you mean that they are speaking aggressively but without authority, often because they are angry or offended.
  例句
  'That's lunacy,' he blustered... “那真是疯了，”他吼道。 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。

英英词典释义

• 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