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shoot a line about sth
He always shoots a line about his wealth.
他总是吹嘘自己的财富。
吹牛
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He always shoots a line about his wealth.
他总是吹嘘自己的财富。
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He’s always shooting a line about his expensive holidays.
他总是吹嘘他昂贵的假期。
Don’t shoot a line to me; I know the truth.
别对我吹牛，我知道真相。
She shot a line about knowing the president, but nobody believed her.
她吹牛说认识总统，但没人相信她。
He always shoots a line about his wealth.
他总是吹嘘自己的财富。
She shot a line that she knew the president.
她吹牛说自己认识总统。
Not this
He shot line about his wealth.
Use this
He shot a line about his wealth.
短语 'shoot a line' 是固定搭配，必须包含不定冠词 'a'。中文学习者受母语没有冠词的影响，常省略冠词。
Not this
He shot a line his new job.
Use this
He shot a line about his new job.
英语中，'shoot a line' 后需用介词 'about' 引出吹牛的具体内容，而中文 '吹牛' 可直接接宾语，导致介词遗漏。
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