bombastic

英 [bɒmˈbæstɪk]

美 [bɑːmˈbæstɪk]

adj.  夸夸其谈的; 大话连篇的; 词藻华丽空洞的

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BNC.34531 / COCA.25009

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 夸夸其谈的；大话连篇的；词藻华丽空洞的
  If you describe someone asbombastic, you are criticizing them for trying to impress other people by saying things that sound impressive but have little meaning.
  1. He was vain and bombastic.
     他自负虚荣，大话连篇。
  2. ...the bombastic style adopted by his predecessor.
     他的前任夸夸其谈的作风

英英释义

adj

• ostentatiously lofty in style
  1. a man given to large talk
  2. tumid political prose
  Synonym:declamatorylargeorotundtumidturgid

双语例句

• The once bombastic orator had himself lapsed into silence; in fact Benito Mussolini made only four public speeches during the entire course of the war.
  那个曾经夸夸其辞的演说家缄默不语；实际上，贝尼托？墨索里尼在整个战争时期只进行了四场公开的演讲。
• The candidate spoke in a bombastic way of all that he would do if elected.
  候选人大肆吹嘘，一旦他当选将要如何如何。
• The once bombastic orator had himself lapsed into silence.
  那个曾经夸夸其辞的演说家缄默不语。
• He was vain and bombastic.
  他自负虚荣，大话连篇。
• I went on, using the characteristically bombastic language of the time.
  我使用当时流行的夸大其词的语言接着说。
• For this reason, I find so many of our political scoundrels are such lovable human beings, and so many of our futile bombastic college presidents extremely good fellows at home.
  正因为如此，我察觉到许多政坛上的恶棍，倒也是十分可爱的人，又察觉到许多院校浮夸的校长，在家里却是顶好的先生。
• A brilliant series of martial arts duels between Monkey ( brilliantly portrayed by Fei Yang) and his opponents in the Volcano City, was accompanied by a bombastic crescendo that ratcheted up the tension.
  孙悟空（大连杂技团的费洋把这个角色饰演得非常出色）与对手在火焰山有一系列精彩的武术对决，还伴有夸张的渐强音，让紧张感不可逆转地越来越强。
• An ad in which, against the usual bombastic soundtrack, his manager stares silently into the camera drawing on a cigarette struck some people as dotty, others as brilliant.
  在一则有别于一般夸大新闻的广告中，他的经理人安静的注视着摄像机一边还抽着烟，品评着一些人的躁动和另一些人的理智。
• The bombastic man has no friends in the office.
  这人说话太出位，在写字楼里没有朋友。
• I could take a little bombastic posturing if it helped to keep Russia on the right road.
  假如这种夸夸其谈的姿态有助于使俄罗斯走上正确的道路，我可以接受少许这种姿态。