bluster about sth
表示大声抱怨或抗议某事,常暗示只是说说而已。
He blustered about the new rules but never filed a complaint.
他大声抱怨新规定,却从未提出投诉。
大声说;大声抗议
blusters — third person singular of bluster
虚张声势;恐吓;(风)呼啸;狂吹;大声说话或抗议。;以过分威胁的方式行动或说话。;强风或突然阵风刮起(指风)。
大声说话或抗议。
To speak or protest loudly.
以过分威胁的方式行动或说话。
To act or speak in an unduly threatening manner.
强风或突然阵风刮起(指风)。
To blow in strong or sudden gusts (refers to winds).
一般现在时
He often blusters to hide his insecurity.
他经常咆哮以掩饰自己的不安全感。
一般过去时
The wind blustered all night, rattling the windows.
风整夜狂吹,把窗户吹得嘎嘎响。
现在进行时
The crowd is blustering angrily outside the building.
人群在楼外愤怒地喧嚷。
规则变化动词。
The wind blustered through the trees, shaking the branches violently.
狂风呼啸着穿过树林,猛烈地摇晃着树枝。
用法提示:这里'blustered'指风猛烈地吹,发出轰鸣声。
He blustered about his accomplishments, but his claims were all lies.
他咆哮着吹嘘自己的成就,但那些说法全是谎言。
用法提示:这里'blustered'指用吓人或愤怒的方式说大话,但没有实质内容。
The manager blustered into the meeting, shouting at everyone.
经理咆哮着冲进会议室,对每个人大喊大叫。
用法提示:这里'blustered'指气势汹汹地闯入,带有威胁或夸大的意味。
表示大声抱怨或抗议某事,常暗示只是说说而已。
He blustered about the new rules but never filed a complaint.
他大声抱怨新规定,却从未提出投诉。
指对某人气势汹汹地说话,带有威胁或恐吓的意味。
The manager blustered at his staff for missing the deadline.
经理因为员工错过了截止日期而对他们大声斥责。
用于描述风猛烈地、阵阵吹刮。
The wind blustered through the narrow streets all night.
风整夜在狭窄的街道上呼啸而过。
强调用严厉、傲慢的言语或神情迫使对方服从,比 bluster 更有针对性;bluster 常只是喧嚷,未必真正施压。
日常用词,可涉及身体或权力压迫;bluster 主要停留在嘴上,不必然有实际伤害。
广泛指让人心生畏惧,可通过各种方式;bluster 更侧重声音大、态度凶,属于口头上的恐吓。
直截了当地表示将予以伤害或惩罚;bluster 的威胁常常是夸张的、空洞的,未必会兑现。
核心是虚张声势欺骗对方,使其相信自己会采取行动;bluster 则重在喧嚷和气势,不一定有欺骗意图。
grammar · medium
易错句子The excited kids blustered loudly in the playground.
正确表达The excited kids shouted loudly in the playground.
bluster 指带恼怒、威胁或虚张声势意味地大声叫嚷,并不等于单纯把音量提高;这里想表达的是孩子们开心地大声喊叫,没有任何威胁或怒气,所以应该用 shout。
grammar · medium
易错句子The wind blustered the trees all night.
正确表达The wind blustered through the trees all night.
表示“(风)猛吹、呼啸”这一意思时,bluster 是不及物动词,后面不能直接接宾语;要说风穿过、掠过某处,需要加介词 through,因此写成 blustered through the trees。
针对 bluster 的“大声说话或抗议”义(不用于“风呼啸”义):whisper 是轻声说话,与 bluster 的响亮激动形成音量对比。
也针对“大声说话或抗议”义(不用于“风呼啸”义):murmur 指低弱模糊地说,与 bluster 的高声气势相反。
两者都含“虚张声势”的意思,但 bluff 侧重故意装出很强、很有把握的样子来骗对方,声势是装出来的,也可作名词;bluster 侧重用大声、凶狠的言语咆哮或恫吓,重点在音量与气焰,且还可指风声呼啸。
boast 指炫耀自己的优点、财富或成就,核心是自我吹嘘;bluster 不重在炫耀自己,而是指大声、咄咄逼人地说话或抗议。两者拼写都以 bl- 开头、读音接近,容易混用。
两者都可译成“恐吓”,但 threaten 指明确扬言要伤害对方,可能是真会付诸行动的威胁,常带 with 结构;bluster 的威胁多半是空话,只是靠大声嚷嚷吓人,有“雷声大雨点小”的意味。
大声抱怨;对……大发牢骚
He blustered about the new rules for several minutes.
他对新规定大声抱怨了几分钟。
对……气势汹汹地嚷嚷;呵斥
The boss blustered at the team, but no one was impressed.
老板气势汹汹地冲团队嚷嚷,但大家都没当回事。
气冲冲地闯进;大吵大嚷地走进
She blustered into the room and demanded to know who had taken her laptop.
她气冲冲地闯进房间,质问谁拿了她的笔记本电脑。
连吓带逼;恐吓威逼
He blustered and bullied the children into telling him the truth.
他连吓带逼,让孩子们说出真相。
虚张声势地硬撑过去;含混带过
He blustered through the presentation, hiding his nerves with loud talk.
他虚张声势地硬撑完了演示,用高谈阔论来掩盖紧张。
狂风呼啸
The wind blustered around the old castle all night.
狂风绕着古堡呼啸了一整夜。
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虚张声势和欺瞒
The politician tried to bluster and bluff his opponents into backing down.
那位政客试图虚张声势、恫吓对手退缩。
全是虚张声势
Don't be scared by his threats; it's all bluster.
别被他的威胁吓到,那全是虚张声势。
靠虚张声势蒙混过去
He didn't know the material, but he managed to bluster his way through the meeting.
他并不了解材料,但还是靠虚张声势勉强应付过了会议。
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