Dictionary entry

line-shooting

/ˈlain,ʃuːtiŋ/

noun

吹牛

核心释义

an instance of boastful talk

His constant line-shooting about his wealth annoyed everyone at the party.

他不断吹嘘自己的财富，让派对上的每个人都感到厌烦。

用法提示：句中'line-shooting'作名词，意为吹牛，是主语的一部分。

All that line-shooting during the interview didn't impress the hiring manager.

面试时那些大话并没有打动招聘经理。

用法提示：句中'line-shooting'作名词，指吹牛的行为，作主语。

She saw through his line-shooting and refused to lend him any money.

她看穿了他的吹牛，拒绝借钱给他。

用法提示：句中'line-shooting'作名词，作宾语，表示吹牛的内容。

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 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。

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。

易错句子He is line-shooting about his success.正确表达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。

易错句子He made a line-shooting about his wealth.正确表达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。