橘子朗文词典

bombast

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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

    双语例句

  • 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。

    • 权威例句

  • 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

词组短语

    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

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • language that is intentionally difficult, usually to make something sound more important than it is

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • Bombast is trying to impress people by saying things that sound impressive but have little meaning.