Word
blowhard
/ˈbləuhɑːd/
noun
吹牛大家
a very boastful and talkative person
- 1.
a very boastful and talkative person
吹牛者,爱自夸的人
吹牛者,爱自夸的人
In use
At the party, that blowhard wouldn't stop talking about his own achievements.
Everyone avoids sitting next to him because he's such a blowhard.
The new manager is a blowhard who claims he can solve all our problems overnight.
a blowhard
He is such a blowhard at parties.
他在聚会上真是个吹牛大家。
be a blowhard
用于劝人不要吹牛。
Don't be a blowhard; just tell the truth.
别当吹牛大家，说实话就好。
call someone a blowhard
They called him a blowhard after his long speech.
在他长篇大论后，他们叫他吹牛大家。
Common mistakes
He is blowhard.He is a blowhard.
blowhard是可数名词，作表语时必须带不定冠词a/an。
He blowharded about his success.He bragged like a blowhard about his success.
blowhard是名词，无动词形式，需使用动词brag或talk boastfully，并借助介词短语like a blowhard表达吹牛的方式。
Connections
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.