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bloater

/bloh-ter/US // ˈbloʊ tər //UK // (ˈbləʊtə) //

膨胀剂,胀气,臃肿,胀气的人

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a herring cured by being salted and briefly smoked and dried.
    • : a mackerel similarly cured.
    • : a freshwater cisco, Coregonus hoyi, found in the Great Lakes.

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Examples

  • She stands high on her legs; and her wings have black tips, the rest being yellow, as though exposed to smoke, like a bloater.

  • Long before that, the Bloater and Little Jim had sought repose in the cart-shed of a neighbouring stable.

  • The Bloater, with a mouth extending from ear to ear and all his teeth displayed, uttered the single word “sold!”

  • This peculiarity, be it carefully observed, was natural to the Bloater, who scorned every species of affectation.

  • Little Jim looked disconsolate and said nothing, which, as the Bloater testily remarked, was another of his witty rejoinders.