网站首页  词典首页

请输入您要查询的英文单词：

　

单词 rodomontade
释义
rodomontade
noun[CorU]
formal
uk
/rɒd.ə.mɒnˈteɪd/us
/rɑː.də.mɑːnˈteɪd/
talkorbehaviourthat isboastful(=praisingyourself too much)orexaggerated(= making somethingseembiggeror moreimportantthan it really is):
自吹自擂；大话，狂言
the rodomontade of the expounders ofphilosophy哲学阐释者的长篇大论
More examples
  • The President'sboastfulrodomontade wasparodiedabroad.
  • Isuspectmany on theleftwilldismissthisbookastypicalright-wingrodomontade.
  • Sheamusedhim with some rodomontade aboutdespisingrankandwealth.
  • Ienjoyedhis rodomontadesflungat thepublicwith suchchillingrelish.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Boasting
  • bighead
  • blow
  • blowyourown trumpet/hornidiom
  • blowhard
  • boast
  • boastful
  • boastfully
  • boastfulness
  • brag
  • braggadocio
  • braggadocious
  • braggart
  • bragging rights
  • chest-beating
  • chest-thumping
  • crow
  • flex
  • humblebrag
  • outbrag
  • swaggerer

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Exaggerating & playing down
rodomontade
verb[I]
very formal
uk
/rɒd.ə.mɒnˈteɪd/us
/rɑː.də.mɑːnˈteɪd/
totalkin a way that isboastfulorexaggerated:
自吹自擂；说大话，口出狂言
There's nothing to begainedby rodomontading.一味自吹自擂没有任何好处。
More examples
  • a rodomontading Congressman from theWesternStates
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Boasting
  • bighead
  • blow
  • blowyourown trumpet/hornidiom
  • blowhard
  • boast
  • boastful
  • boastfully
  • boastfulness
  • brag
  • braggadocio
  • braggadocious
  • braggart
  • bragging rights
  • chest-beating
  • chest-thumping
  • crow
  • flex
  • humblebrag
  • outbrag
  • swaggerer

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Exaggerating & playing down
(Definition ofrodomontadefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofrodomontade

rodomontade
I cannot agree with any part of hisrodomontade.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
To translate that into the kind ofrodomontadewe have just listened to is to stretch the truth beyond recognition.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
That is indulging inrodomontadewhich has no practical bearing on the question.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It is lavish, it containsrodomontade, it is literary, sentimental and florid.
From
Wikipedia
Creatives commons iconThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
They did so, and a day it was, of boast, and swagger, and "rodomontade".
From
Wikipedia
Creatives commons iconThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/rodomontade##
随便看

　

英汉词典包含213609条英汉翻译词条，涵盖了常用英语单词及词组短语的翻译及用法，是英语学习的必备工具。

　

Copyright © 1999-2024 qbania.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间：2024/12/28 11:04:21