Dictionary entry
line-shooting
/ˈlain,ʃuːtiŋ/
noun
吹牛
an instance of boastful talk
- 1.
n an instance of boastful talk
吹牛
In use
His constant line-shooting about his wealth annoyed everyone at the party.
All that line-shooting during the interview didn't impress the hiring manager.
She saw through his line-shooting and refused to lend him any money.
do some line-shooting
line-shooting 作为不可数名词，常用 do some line-shooting 表示“吹牛”。
He's always doing some line-shooting about his achievements.
他总是吹嘘自己的成就。
be full of line-shooting
be full of line-shooting 形容某事物充满吹嘘之词。
That speech was full of line-shooting and exaggerations.
那个演讲充满了吹牛和夸张。
that's just line-shooting
这句话直接指称某言论为吹牛，用于口语。
Don't believe him; that's just line-shooting.
别信他，那只是在吹牛。
Common mistakes
He is line-shooting about his success.He is engaged in line-shooting about his success.
Line-shooting 是名词，不能直接用作动词。应使用 'engaged in' 或 'doing' 等动词短语来表达进行时。
He made a line-shooting about his wealth.He did some line-shooting about his wealth.
Line-shooting 通常为不可数名词，不能与不定冠词 'a' 连用。应用 'some' 或类似限定词。
Connections
Confusing words
- brag
- 吹牛 · brag既可用作名词也可用作动词，而line-shooting仅作名词。
- shoot the breeze
- 闲聊 · shoot the breeze指闲聊，而line-shooting特指吹牛说大话。
- boast
- 自夸 · boast为正式用语，而line-shooting是非正式表达。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.