bluster

bluster
verb
[noobj.]
  1. talk in a loud, aggressive, or indignant way with little effect
    咆哮着说，气势汹汹地说，愤慨地说
    you threaten and bluster, but won't carry it through.
    你威胁也好，咆哮也好，但就是不能得逞。
    [with direct speech]‘I don't care what he says,’ I blustered.
    "我不在乎他说什么，"我愤慨地说。
    [as adj. blustering]a blustering bully.
    气势汹汹，横行霸道的人。
    ■(of a storm, wind, or rain) blow or beat fiercely and noisily
    （风暴）呼啸，（雨）倾泻
    a winter gale blustered against the sides of the house.
    冬天的强风在房屋四壁呼啸。
    [as adj. blustering]the blustering wind.
    呼啸的风。
noun
  1. [mass noun]loud, aggressive, or indignant talk with little effect:
    咆哮，气势汹汹的话，愤慨的话
    their threats contained a measure of bluster.
    他们的威胁在相当程度上只是虚张声势罢了。
派生
blusterer
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English : ultimately imitative
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