Dictionary entry

line-shooter

/ˈlain,ʃuːtə(r)/

noun

吹牛专家

核心释义

a boastful and talkative person

Tom is such a line-shooter; he claimed he once climbed Mount Everest.

汤姆真是个吹牛专家；他声称自己曾攀登过珠穆朗玛峰。

用法提示：这里'line-shooter'用作名词，指爱吹牛的人。

Don't trust his promises; he's a known line-shooter in the industry.

别相信他的承诺；他是业内出了名的吹牛专家。

用法提示：这里'line-shooter'指习惯说大话的人。

My brother is a line-shooter when it comes to fishing stories.

我哥哥在讲钓鱼故事时就是个吹牛专家。

用法提示：这里'line-shooter'用于描述特定情境下爱吹牛的人。

常用作主语补足语，描述某人爱吹牛。

He is a line-shooter who always exaggerates his achievements.

他是一个总是夸大自己成就的吹牛专家。

用于指称他人，带有贬义。

Don't call me a line-shooter just because I'm confident.

不要因为我自信就叫我吹牛专家。

用于定语从句，进一步描述吹牛者特征。

I've never met a line-shooter that can back up his claims.

我从未见过能兑现自己说法的吹牛专家。

易错句子He is a good line-shooter.正确表达He is a line-shooter.

将"line-shooter"按字面理解为"好的射手"，实际上该词意为"吹牛专家"，不应添加"good"作正面评价。

易错句子He line-shoots all the time.正确表达He is a line-shooter.

"line-shooter"为名词，不可用作动词，应改为"is a line-shooter"表示身份。