Dictionary entry
line-shooter
/ˈlain,ʃuːtə(r)/
noun
吹牛专家
a boastful and talkative person
- 1.
n a very boastful and talkative person
吹牛专家
In use
Tom is such a line-shooter; he claimed he once climbed Mount Everest.
Don't trust his promises; he's a known line-shooter in the industry.
My brother is a line-shooter when it comes to fishing stories.
be a line-shooter
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。
call sb a line-shooter
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。
a line-shooter that/which...
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。
Common mistakes
He is a good line-shooter.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。
He line-shoots all the time.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。
Connections
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.