flatulent

flatulent
[ˈflatjʊl(ə)nt]
adjective
  1. suffering from or marked by an accumulation of gas in the alimentary canal
    胃肠胀气的
    treat flatulent cows with caustic soda.
    用苛性钠治疗胃肠胀气的奶牛。
    ■related to or causing this condition
    与胃肠胀气有关的；导致胃肠胀气的
    the flatulent effect of beans.
    豆类导致胃肠胀气的作用。
    ■(figurative)inflated or pretentious in speech or writing
    (喻)（措辞）浮夸的；自命不凡的
    I had expected an American senator to be as pompous and flatulent as a British MP.
    我原以为美国参议员会和英国下院议员一样华而不实、自命不凡。
派生
flatulence
noun
flatulency
noun
flatulently
adverb
语源
  1. late 16th cent.: via French from modern Latin flatulentus, from Latin flatus 'blowing' (see flatus)
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