bombastically
adverb mainly disapproving uk/bɒmˈbæs.tɪ.kəl.i/ us/bɑːmˈbæs.tɪ.kəl.i/
虚张声势地
in a strong, confident way that is intended to be very powerful and impressive, but may not have much real meaning or effect
He bombastically and optimistically claimed, "We are back in control!" 他夸张而乐观地宣称:“我们重新掌权了!”
His speeches tended to be bombastically nationalistic.
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- He declared bombastically that it was time for him to teach his insolent enemies a lesson about respect.
- Their latest stage show is bombastically ambitious.
- He bombastically said that the country needed "a new Nelson Mandela" with the strong suggestion that he saw himself in the role.
- Some of his films have been bombastically bad but none have been boring.