full of hot air 夸夸其谈、纸上谈兵

时间：2021-08-19 04:17:40

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短语 full of hot air 可以形容某人夸夸其谈、纸上谈兵。

例句

My boss keeps promising¹ to give me a pay rise but the extra money never comes. He is full of hot air!

My mate Phillip is full of hot air - he says he know lots of celebrities², but I know it's not true.

请注意

短语 to clear the air 的意思是消除误解、隔阂。

例句

Mary and John had been arguing a lot. Mary decided³ they needed to clear the air and have an honest, open conversation.

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1 promising
adj.有希望的，有前途的
参考例句：
The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。 We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。

2 celebrities
n.（尤指娱乐界的）名人( celebrity的名词复数 )；名流；名声；名誉
参考例句：
He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。 a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目

3 decided
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。 There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。