"bluster" in Chinese (Simplified)
咆哮虚张声势
Definition
以大聲、咄咄逼人或自吹自擂的方式說話或行動,常常是為了顯得比實際更有力量或自信。也可以形容猛烈的強風。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
可用來形容人,也可形容天氣。描述人時帶有貶義,指空話或虛張聲勢(例:'全是咆哮,沒行動')。形容風時較為文學性和具畫面感。正式與非正式語境皆可使用。
Examples
The wind began to bluster outside.
外面的风开始**咆哮**起来。
He likes to bluster, but he never fights.
他喜欢**虚张声势**,但从不打架。
Don't be fooled by her bluster; she's actually very kind.
别被她的**咆哮**吓到,她其实很善良。
All his tough talk was just bluster—he didn't do anything.
他那些狠话全是**虚张声势**——根本什么都没做。
The boss tends to bluster when he's stressed, but it rarely leads to real changes.
老板压力大时常会**咆哮**,但很少真的改变什么。
After all the bluster, the storm just passed quietly.
风经过一阵**咆哮**后,暴雨悄然离去。