汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 大吹大擂
大吹大擂
to make an exhibition of oneself / ostentation
Many instruments are blowing at the same time / The metaphor is big
①吹吹奏管乐器。擂敲击锣鼓等打击乐器。众乐齐奏厅堂上张灯结彩,大吹大擂,热闹非凡。②比喻夸大事实极力炫耀他有了一点成绩,总爱大吹大擂。
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

无须耍花招或大吹大擂

No gimmickry or hoopla is necessary.

尽管他大吹大擂,但他还是个胆小鬼。

With all his boasting, he is a coward.

虽然冒着大吹大擂的风险,但我的确是一名伟大的推销员。

At the risk of being immodest, I was a great salesman.

当它们还泯然于众时基金经理们就大吹大擂说要持有。

The stocks that fund managers brag about owning when they're at the squash club.

因为商人们加入的议会都是些无权的劳什子,对这些变化大吹大擂是不对的。

Since the parliaments the businessmen are joining are pretty toothless affairs, it would be wrong to make extravagant claims for changes like this.

一个大吹大擂的补救办法是加速其通往采取欧元货币制度的路径,甚至允许他们立即采用。

One much-touted remedy is to accelerate their path to the euro, or even let them adopt it immediately.