| 单词 | blowhard |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['bləuhɑ:d] |
| 解释 | n.自吹自擂者 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n.自吹自擂者(a loudly boastful person, braggard) 【考】 blowhard : boastful / toady : obsequious(吹牛者擅长吹牛/谄 媚者擅长谄媚) 【记】 分割记忆：blow－har d: 使劲吹→吹牛者 |
| 字源 | blowhard (n.) also blow-hard, 1840, a sailor's word (from 1790 as a nickname for a sailor), perhaps not originally primarily meaning "braggart;" from blow (v.1) + hard (adv.). An adjective sense of "boastful" appeared c.1855, and may be a separate formation leading to a modified noun use. |
| 不择手段背单词 | n. 自吹自擂者 = boaster = braggart 【记】blow吹, hard猛烈的－吹牛者 【类】blowhard: boastful = toady: obsequious吹牛者吹牛 = 谄媚者谄媚 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】blow hard 使劲吹→吹牛者 【相关】braggard 自夸者 |
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