bluster
/ˈblʌs.tər/ (bre, ipa) · [blˈʌstɚ] /ˈblʌs.tɚ/ (ame, ipa) · [blˈʌstɚ] /ˈblə-stər How to pronounce bluster (audio)/ (ame, mw) · /ˈblʌstə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · [blˈʌstɚ] /ˈblʌstər/ (ame, ipa)
bluster — 名詞
1. loud words used to sound frightening or important, even though they usually achi
叫囂；恫嚇
大聲威嚇卻常無效的話
loud words used to sound frightening or important, even though they usually achieve little.
Christopher's bluster faded when the union leader calmly asked for the missing evidence.
工會領袖冷靜地要求拿出缺少的證據時，Christopher 的叫囂一下就弱了下來。
bluster faded when challenged
At the meeting, Greta ignored the investor's bluster and kept asking about the numbers.
會議上，Greta 沒理會那名投資人的恫嚇叫囂，繼續追問數字。
The coach's bluster before the match did not frighten the visiting team.
比賽前教練那番叫囂狠話，並沒有嚇到來訪的球隊。
After hours of online bluster, the council critics still filed no formal complaint.
在網路上叫囂了幾個小時後，那些市議會批評者仍沒提出正式申訴。
- restraint
self-control instead of loud overstatement
- calm discussion
measured talk that aims to solve a problem
文法句型
bluster + about + issue
all this bluster
用法筆記
Usually refers to noisy threats, complaints, or self-important talk that sounds forceful but has little real power behind it.
2. a stretch of rough wind that arrives in strong, uneven bursts.
狂風
猛烈陣陣吹起的風
a stretch of rough wind that arrives in strong, uneven bursts.
By midnight, the bluster outside had bent the pine trees against the fence.
到了半夜，外頭的狂風已把松樹吹得壓向籬笆。
the bluster outside
Farm workers tied the greenhouse doors shut before the afternoon bluster reached the valley.
下午那陣狂風捲進山谷前，農場工人先把溫室門綁緊了。
A sudden bluster swept across the beach and sent paper cups rolling into the water.
一陣突來的狂風掃過海灘，把紙杯吹得滾進水裡。
The captain waited for the bluster to ease before guiding the boat toward shore.
船長等狂風稍微減弱後，才把船往岸邊導去。
- calm
still air with little or no wind
用法筆記
This noun use is uncommon and somewhat literary. It refers to the wind itself, not to rain, thunder, or a full storm system.
3. a noisy spell of confusion, restless movement, or shouting.
騷動
吵鬧混亂的場面
a noisy spell of confusion, restless movement, or shouting.
The ticket error caused such a bluster that two extra staff members came downstairs.
售票系統出錯引起一陣騷動，還讓兩名支援人員走下樓來。
cause a bluster
When the last bus left early, a bluster of angry voices filled the station.
末班車提早開走後，車站裡頓時響起一陣騷動與怒罵聲。
Parents heard a bluster in the hallway and rushed to see what had happened.
家長們聽見走廊裡的騷動，便趕緊跑去看發生了什麼事。
After the referee's call, a bluster of shouting spread through the small gym.
裁判一吹判後，小體育館裡立刻爆出一陣叫喊騷動。
- order
a calm, controlled state without confusion
文法句型
a bluster of shouting
用法筆記
This sense describes the noisy scene or uproar itself, not the threatening speech in noun/1 and not wind in noun/2.
bluster — 動詞
- blusterpresent simple I / you / we / they
- blustershe / she / it
- blusteredpast simple
- blustering-ing form
1. to make threats or complaints in a noisy, aggressive voice, often without changi
叫囂威嚇
大聲放話威嚇他人
to make threats or complaints in a noisy, aggressive voice, often without changing anything.
Rachid blustered about legal action, but he never sent the promised letter.
Rachid 一再叫囂要採取法律行動，卻始終沒寄出那封說好的信。
bluster about + threat
When the shop owner refused a refund, Nicholas started to bluster across the counter.
店主拒絕退款時，Nicholas 便隔著櫃台開始大聲恫嚇。
The losing candidate kept blustering on television instead of answering the reporter's question.
落敗的候選人一直在電視上叫囂，沒有回答記者的問題。
Beatrix blustered at the builders, yet the unsafe wall stayed exactly where it was.
Beatrix 對工人們大聲威嚇，可那面危險的牆還是原封不動。
- reason
to argue calmly and logically instead of making empty threats
- speak calmly
to address someone without noise or aggression
文法句型
bluster about + threat/plan
bluster at + person
用法筆記
Often suggests empty intimidation: the speaker sounds forceful, but the speech does not produce the result they want. Common with about for threats and at for the target.
常見錯誤
2. to blow in strong, noisy gusts.
狂吹
指風猛烈呼嘯地吹
to blow in strong, noisy gusts.
All night, the wind blustered around the cabin and rattled the metal roof.
整晚風都在小屋四周狂吹，震得金屬屋頂一直作響。
wind blustered around + place
By dawn, the sea was gray and the wind blustered through the harbor.
到了天亮，海面一片灰沉，風在港口裡狂吹不止。
Outside the school, wind blustered between the buildings and slammed loose signs.
校舍外頭的風在樓群間狂吹，把鬆動的招牌拍得亂響。
By evening, wind blustered over the hill and shook the radio tower.
傍晚時，風從山丘上狂吹過來，搖得無線電塔直晃。
- calm down
for wind becoming quieter and less forceful
文法句型
wind blusters + place
用法筆記
Used almost only with wind or weather as the subject. This is a literary or elevated alternative to say that the wind is blowing hard in bursts.