| 单词 |
blow-hard |
| 释义 |
blow-hard, a. and n. colloq. (orig. U.S.). [blow v.1 6.] A. adj. Boastful, blustering.
1855Oregon Weekly Times 21 July (Th.), The Oregonian..has a blowhard article on the subject. 1921R. D. Paine Comr. Rolling Ocean vi. 105 He don't get by with his blow-hard stuff, but I'll have to say he is entertaining. 1946K. Tennant Lost Haven (1947) xvi. 248 He's a blow-hard bugger. B. n. A blustering person; a braggart.
1857Dufferin Lett. High Lat. 161 He is a fine old grey-headed blow-hard of fifty odd. 1880Hardy Trumpet-Major xxxi, Bob's temper began to rise. ‘Don't you talk so large, about your pinioning, my man...’ ‘Now or never, young blow-hard,’ interrupted his informant. 1964Punch 8 Apr. 514/2 ‘Old John Bull’ might be a blabbermouth and blowhard. |

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