bluster

名词 bluster:

1. noisy confusion and turbulence
2. a swaggering show of courage
   同义词：bravado
3. a violent gusty wind
4. vain and empty boasting
   同义词：braggadocio, rodomontade, rhodomontade

动词 bluster:

1. blow hard; be gusty, as of wind
2. show off
   同义词：boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, vaunt, gasconade
3. act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner
   同义词：swagger, swash

1. I wasn't frightened by what he said it was just bluster.
   他说的话吓不倒我－－不过是雷声大，雨点小。
2. He blustered his way through the crowd.
   他吆喝着挤过人群。
3. The gale blustered all night.
   大风刮了一夜。

blus.ter

v.（动词）
blus.tered,blus.ter.ing,blus.ters
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To blow in loud, violent gusts, as the wind during a storm.
风狂吹：大声的，猛烈的一阵击打，如暴风中的风

To speak in a loudly arrogant or bullying manner.
咆哮：气势汹汹地说话
To brag or make loud, empty threats.
恐吓：吹牛或作大声的、空洞的威胁
v.tr.（及物动词）
To force or bully with swaggering threats.
胁迫，恐吓：用虚张声势的威胁强迫或恐吓
n.（名词）
A violent, gusty wind.
狂风，狂吹
Turbulence or noisy confusion.
汹涌或吵吵闹闹
Loud, arrogant speech, often full of empty threats.
气势汹汹的大话：大声的、傲慢的讲话，经常充满空洞的威胁

来源：
Middle English blusteren
中古英语 blusteren
from Middle Low German blüsteren
源自 中古低地德语 blüsteren

【引伸】
blus.terer
n.（名词）
blus.tery 或
blus.terous
adj.（形容词）