bombast
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˈbɒm.bæst]
- 美式音标 [ˈbɑːm.bæst]
- 国际音标 ['bɔmbæst]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- n. 誇大的言辤
- adj. 誇大的
词根记忆
- bomb(空洞的聲音；炸彈) + ast→像砲彈聲→高調
- bomb(爆炸) + ast(看作ask，要求)→爆炸式的要求→誇大的言辤
英汉例句
- There will be much bombast: Hugo Chávez, Venezuela’s leftist president, will proclaim a “second independence”, this time from alleged domination by the United States.
將會出現很多誇大的言詞︰委內瑞拉的左派縂統Hugo Chávez將宣告「第二次獨立」，這一是脫離所謂美國的統治。 - Dear Word Detective: What's the origin of the word "bombast"? -- Uptiteallnite, via the internet.
偵探先生,您能否告訴我單詞bombast的由來? - These people are complainers, disgruntled ones who live by their desires; their mouths utter bombast as they fawn over people to gain advantage.
這些人好出怨言，不滿命運；按照自己的私欲行事，他們好說大話，爲了利益而奉承他人。 - Mr Gonzales will probably fight terror much as his predecessor did, though with less bombast.
ECONOMIST: A mixed inheritance for America's next attorney-general - But such bombast is now wearing thin as orders for the new Airbus roll in.
ECONOMIST: Airbus unveils its double-decker for a new era in aviation - Later explosions and pauses hint at Arcade Fire-esque bombast, but they're not as dramatic.
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雙語例句
權威例句
词组短语
- business bombast 商業泡沫
- bombast n 吹牛的話
- bombast t 高調
- Default bombast 默認的高調
- Once Bombast 曾誇下海口
短語
英英字典
- language that is intentionally difficult, usually to make something sound more important than it is
- Bombast is trying to impress people by saying things that sound impressive but have little meaning.