shoot their mouth off

英 美
  • vi.夸夸其谈(信口开河;吹牛;夸大)
  • mouth n.嘴;口;开口;河口v.不出声说;装腔作势地说;喃喃地说
  • off adv.表示状态的关闭或离开prep.离开;在...之外adj.空闲的;离开的;关闭的v.离开;脱下
  • shoot v.发射;开枪;疾驰;拍照n.发射;嫩枝int.哇!可恶!哎呀!
  • their adj.他们的;她们的;它们的
    用作不及物动词 (vi.)
    1. From what you say, their papers are phony.
      照你说的情况看,他们的报纸是吹牛啦。
    2. He also knows that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's threat to wipe Israel off the map is bombast.
      他还知道伊朗总统内贾德威胁把以色列从地图上抹掉的说法只是吹牛。