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bluster

美音:[´blʌstə ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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v.风狂吹,咆哮,吓唬 n.怒号,吓唬

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形容词:blustery 名词:blusterer 动词过去式:blustered 过去分词:blustered 现在分词:blustering 第三人称单数:blusters

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bluster


/'blʌstə(r); `blʌstɚ/
v
1 [I] (of the wind) blow fiercely or in strong gusts (指风)猛刮, 阵阵狂吹
*The gale blustered all night. 刮了一夜狂风.
2 [I] talk in an aggressive, boastful or threatening way (usu with little effect) 咄咄逼人, 口出狂言, 威吓(通常作用不大).
3 (phr v) bluster one's way out of sth try to escape from sth by talking aggressively, boastfully, etc (言语尖刻或口出狂言等)冀求摆脱某事物
*He always tries to bluster his way out of difficult situations. 他总是自吹自擂以摆脱困境.

n [U]
1 noise of a violent wind (狂风的)呼啸声.
2 (fig 比喻) blustering talk or behaviour; noisy but empty threats 吓唬人的言语或行为; 虚张声势的恫吓
*I wasn't frightened by what he said it was just bluster. 他说的话吓不倒我--不过是雷声大, 雨点小.

bluster


v
[Date: 1400-1500; Origin: Probably from Middle Low German blüsteren]
[I and T]
to speak in a loud angry way that is not really very impressive
 'That's hardly the point,' he blustered.
[I]
if the wind blusters, it blows violently
>blustern[U]
>blusteringadj
 blustering wintry weather