bluff and bluster
collocation虚张声势；恫吓
His threat was all bluff and bluster.
他的威胁纯粹是虚张声势。
虚张声势；夸夸其谈；大话
blusters — plural of bluster
阵风；狂风；猛烈阵风；喧嚣；骚动；喧闹混乱；虚张声势、傲慢的言辞。；喧闹的混乱和骚动；一阵狂风
Loud, boastful, or threatening talk intended to impress or intimidate
虚张声势、傲慢的言辞。
Pompous, officious talk.
喧闹的混乱和骚动
noisy confusion and turbulence
一阵狂风
A gust of wind.
张扬的勇气表现
a swaggering show of courage
断断续续的噪音和暴力
Fitful noise and violence.
猛烈的阵风
a violent gusty wind
The bluster of the storm kept everyone indoors.
暴风雨的狂吹使所有人都待在家里。
用法提示：这里“bluster”作名词，指猛烈的阵风，描述暴风雨的威力。
AI contextual example
His speech was full of bluster but lacked substance.
他的演讲充满虚张声势，但缺乏实质内容。
用法提示：这里“bluster”作名词，指张扬的勇气表现，用于批评空洞的豪言壮语。
AI contextual example
The bluster of the crowd made it hard to hear.
人群的喧闹声让人很难听清。
用法提示：这里“bluster”作名词，指喧闹的混乱和骚动，描述嘈杂的环境。
AI contextual example
侧重为显示勇气而做出的姿态，可指言谈或行为；语气略带贬义。
强调用虚假威胁或自信来欺骗对方，与 bluster 相比更突出骗人的意图。
更侧重夸耀言语，常用在较书面或正式的语域。
主要指神态、步态上的傲慢，不一定直接指说话内容。
此处取“虚张声势、傲慢的言辞”义项；指不夸大、不自负，与夸口相对，不用于“狂风/喧嚣”义项。
此处取“虚张声势、傲慢的言辞”义项；指言语表现上的节制、不张扬，与夸口相对，不用于“狂风/喧嚣”义项。
虚张声势；恫吓
His threat was all bluff and bluster.
他的威胁纯粹是虚张声势。
满是虚张声势；充满浮夸之词
His apology was full of bluster, with no real remorse.
他的道歉满是浮夸之词，毫无真正的悔意。
斥为虚张声势；认为是空洞大话
The government dismissed the rebels' demands as bluster.
政府把叛军的要求斥为虚张声势。
政治虚张声势；政治上的空洞言论
The opposition dismissed the speech as political bluster.
反对党认为这篇讲话不过是政治虚张声势。
风暴的狂啸；风暴的猛烈
We could hear the bluster of the storm outside.
我们能听到外面风暴的狂啸。
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常与 bluster 的“狂风”义共现，用于描述恶劣天气。
bluster 可指一阵强风，gust 是这类阵风的基本表现。
突发的猛烈阵风，与 bluster 表示的风暴性喧闹相近。
文学性较强的风暴用词，常与 bluster 的天气义出现在同一语境。
强调气流不稳定，与 bluster 的“喧闹混乱”和“阵风”义相关。
虚张声势；恫吓
The manager's threats were just bluff and bluster.
经理的那些威胁只是虚张声势。
纯属空话；虚张声势
Don't worry about his angry words; it's all bluster.
别担心他那些气话，那纯属虚张声势。
虚张声势和逞强
His speech was full of bluster and bravado, but he had no real plan.
他的演讲满是虚张声势和逞强，但他根本没有真正的计划。
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