he was a big, blustering, opinionated cop, full of self-importance. 他是个块头大、态度粗暴、固执己见的警察,还夜郎自大。
submissive children can be cowed by a look of disapproval. Tobully is to intimidate through blustering, domineering, or threatening behavior: 唯唯诺诺的孩子会被非难的目光吓倒。 而bully 是指以恐吓的、盛气凌人的或威胁的举止恫吓:
blustering (or blusterous) winds of Patagonia; a cold blustery day; a gusty storm with strong sudden rushes of wind. 巴塔哥尼亚的狂风;寒冷、狂风大作的一天;突然狂风大作的暴风雨。
Harry couldn't believe what he was hearing. He had always thought of Fudge as a kindly figure, a little blustering, a little pompous, but essentially good-natured.
'You may set your mind at rest, ma'am.—You can take it very quietly, can't you, Loo'? said Mr. Bounderby, in a blustering way to his wife.
“您可以放心,女士。——您可以非常安静地对待它,不是吗,Loo”?庞得贝先生大声对他妻子说。
四季随笔
Thereupon the speaker, in rather a blustering tone, cried out, " Yes, I can make a very good breakfast on two or three pounds of apples" .
于是说话的人用一种相当大声的语气喊道:“是的,我可以用两三磅苹果做一顿很好的早餐。”
飘(原版)
It was a voice never raised in command to a servant or reproof to a child but a voice that was obeyed instantly at Tara, where her husband's blustering and roaring were quietly disregarded.