| 单词 | windbag |
| 释义 | windbag (once / 30860 pages) n If you find yourself stuck on a bus beside someone who talks endlessly about boring subjects, you might think to yourself, "What a windbag." It's an informal way to describe a big talker. The word windbag is a useful but derogatory way to talk about a boring chatterer. A windbag might gossip, or brag, or tell a long story — but in any case, nothing he says is interesting or useful information. The original fifteenth century meaning of windbag was "bellows for an organ," which was literally a bag of wind or air. By the early 1800s, it took on the metaphorical meaning of "person who talks too much." WORD FAMILYwindbag: windbags USAGE EXAMPLESBut that was all before the www. – or the World Wide Web – or in some cases, Waves of Windbag Whining. US News(Oct 12, 2016) Ethicists of conviction, he said, were “in nine out of ten cases windbags”. Economist(Sep 29, 2016) An all-star lineup of speakers systematically sought to reveal Trump as an ignorant windbag full of incoherent bluster. Washington Post(Jul 28, 2016) n a boring person who talks a great deal about uninteresting topics Syn|Hyper gasbag bore, dullard a person who evokes boredom |
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