词汇 | chest-thumping |
释义 | chest-thumping noun [ U ] usually disapproving uk/ˈtʃestˌθʌm.pɪŋ/ us/ˈtʃestˌθʌm.pɪŋ/ 拍胸口(夸夸其谈) behaviour, especially by a man, that is intended to show how powerful and strong someone is There was chest-thumping by House Republicans, who boasted that they had blocked the Democrats at nearly every opportunity. 众议院共和党人拍着胸脯夸耀说他们已经在任何可能之处阻挡了民主党。 chest-thumping adjective [ before noun ] usually disapproving uk/ˈtʃestˌθʌm.pɪŋ/ us/ˈtʃestˌθʌm.pɪŋ/ 拍胸口(夸夸其谈)的 used to describe behaviour that is intended to show how powerful and strong you are, or a person that behaves like this This display of chest-thumping triumphalism was most unseemly. 这种夸夸其谈的胜利主义做法是最不得体的。 chest-thumping 14-year-old boys 一群夸夸其谈的14岁男孩 |
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