hot air

英 [ˌhɒt ˈeə(r)]

美 [ˌhɑːt ˈer]

n.  夸夸其谈; 大话; 空话

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牛津词典

noun

• 夸夸其谈；大话；空话
  claims, promises or statements that sound impressive but have no real meaning or truth

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 空话;大话;夸夸其谈
  If you say that someone's claims or promises are justhot air, you are criticizing them because they are made mainly to impress people and have no real value or meaning.
  1. His justification for the merger was just hot air...
     他提出的合并理由只是空话连篇。
  2. I'd come to the conclusion by then that he was all hot air.
     我那时已得出结论，他只会夸夸其谈。

英英释义

noun

• loud and confused and empty talk
  1. mere rhetoric
  Synonym:palaverempty wordsempty talkrhetoric
• air that has been heated and tends to rise

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