bloviate

v. 发表冗长演说

发音

US /ˈbloʊ.viˌeɪt/

词形变化

bloviated bloviates 三单 bloviates bloviating bloviating 现在分词 bloviated 过去式 bloviated 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To speak or discourse at length in a pompous or boastful manner.

    美国 不及物

词汇关系

动词

上位词 1

词源

1845, US, Ohio, from blow (“speak idly, boast”) + -i- + -ate, by analogy with deviate.

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