bluster英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

Pompous, officious talk. countable,uncountable

— Private-equity nabobs bristle at being dubbed mere financiers. Piling debt onto companies’ balance-sheets is only a small part of what leveraged buy-outs are about, they insist. Improving the workings of the businesses they take over is just as core to their calling, if not more so. Much of their pleading is public-relations bluster.
A gust of wind. countable,uncountable
Fitful noise and violence. countable,uncountable

动词 v.

To speak or protest loudly.

— When confronted by opposition his reaction was to bluster, which often cowed the meek.
To act or speak in an unduly threatening manner.

— Your ministerial directors blustered like tragic tyrants.
To blow in strong or sudden gusts (refers to winds).

— And ever-threatening storms / Of Chaos blustering round.

词形变化

blusters plural blusters present,singular,third-person blustering participle,present blustered participle,past blustered past

词汇关系

衍生词

all bluff and bluster blusteration blustersome blustrification outbluster abluster blusterer blustering blusterous blustery

词源

词源 1

From Middle English blusteren (“to wander about aimlessly”); however, apparently picking up the modern sense from Middle Low German blüstren (“to blow violently”; compare later Low German blustern, blistern). Related to blow, blast. Compare also Saterland Frisian bloasje (“to blow”), bruusje (“to bluster”).

词源 2

From Middle English blusteren (“to wander about aimlessly”); however, apparently picking up the modern sense from Middle Low German blüstren (“to blow violently”; compare later Low German blustern, blistern). Related to blow, blast. Compare also Saterland Frisian bloasje (“to blow”), bruusje (“to bluster”).