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. 夸大的言辞
- adj. 夸大的
词根记忆
- bomb(空洞的声音；炸弹) + ast→像炮弹声→高调
- bomb(爆炸) + ast(看作ask，要求)→爆炸式的要求→夸大的言辞
同根派生
- adj性质的同根词
- bombastic：夸大的；言过其实的。
- adv性质的同根词
- bombastically：夸大地；浮华地；言过其实地；矫揉造作地。
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.
将会出现很多夸大的言词︰委内瑞拉的左派总统Hugo Chávez将宣告「第二次独立」，这一是脱离所谓美国的统治。 - Dear Word Detective: What's the origin of the word "bombast"? -- Uptiteallnite, via the internet.
侦探先生,您能否告诉我单词bombast的由来? - These people are complainers, disgruntled ones who live by their desires; their mouths utter bombast as they fawn over people to gain advantage.
这些人好出怨言，不满命运；按照自己的私欲行事，他们好说大话，为了利益而奉承他人。 - 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.
NPR: The Rest: An Artfully Unsteady Pocket Orchestra
双语例句
权威例句
词组短语
- business bombast 商业泡沫
- bombast n 吹牛的话
- bombast t 高调
- Default bombast 默认的高调
- Once Bombast 曾夸下海口
短语
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.