单词	bombast
释义	bombasticbom‧bas‧tic /bɒmˈbæstɪk $ bɑːm-/ adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINbombastic Origin: 1700-1800 bombast ‘bombastic language’ (16-21 centuries), from Old French bombace ‘soft material for filling something’, from Medieval Latin bombax ‘cotton’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES His bombastic style made him unpopular with his colleagues. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Derek is bombastic, opinionated and very happy to correct his wife in public. Leavitt's bombastic, trivial films were completely phoney. Of course, this kind of thing can become bombastic and rhetorical. The bombastic, vainglorious Nivelle had virtually announced to the world his grandiose expectations, making the dreadful defeat doubly damaging. There is nothing electric here, nothing bombastic nor blaring, as this is his first acoustic recording. bombastic language contains long words that sound important but have no real meaning:  He is best known for three rather bombastic poems.—bombast /ˈbɒmbæst $ ˈbɑːm-/ noun [uncountable]
随便看	LAX lax laxative laxity lay layabout layaway lay-by layer layette layman lay-off layout layover layperson lay reader lay-up laywoman Lazarus laze lazily laziness lazy lazybones lb

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