bloviate
verb /ˈbləʊvieɪt/
/ˈbləʊvieɪt/
[intransitive] (North American English, informal, disapproving)动词形式
present simple I / you / we / they bloviate | /ˈbləʊvieɪt/ /ˈbləʊvieɪt/ |
he / she / it bloviates | /ˈbləʊvieɪts/ /ˈbləʊvieɪts/ |
past simple bloviated | /ˈbləʊvieɪtɪd/ /ˈbləʊvieɪtɪd/ |
past participle bloviated | /ˈbləʊvieɪtɪd/ /ˈbləʊvieɪtɪd/ |
-ing form bloviating | /ˈbləʊvieɪtɪŋ/ /ˈbləʊvieɪtɪŋ/ |
- to talk or write in a way that shows that you think you know a lot and have something important to say, when in fact you do not know much and have nothing important to say
(空泛地)高谈阔论;夸夸其谈 - All radio talk show hosts blab and bloviate about national security.
所有电台脱口秀主持人都在喋喋不休地谈论国家安全。
- All radio talk show hosts blab and bloviate about national security.