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bombastic

美音:[bɔm´bæstık ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
英音:[bɔm´bæstık ]点这儿播放单词英音发声
adj.夸大的,言过其实的

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bombastic为短语/超纲词汇

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bombastic


/bɒm'bstɪk; bɑm`bæstɪk/
adj (of a person or his words) pompous and empty (指人或言词)浮夸的, 空洞的.

bombastic


adj
[Date: 1700-1800; Origin: bombast 'bombastic language' (16-21 centuries), from Old French bombace 'soft material for filling something', from Medieval Latin bombax 'cotton']
bombastic language contains long words that sound important but have no real meaning
 He is best known for three rather bombastic poems.
>bombast ['bɔmbæst (US) 'bɑːm-/