blimp

blimp
noun

(亦作 Colonel Blimp)(Brit.)a pompous, reactionary type of person
(英)高傲自大的反动分子
you'll still find Colonel Blimps at local party level.
在党的地方一级里仍然可以看到自命不凡的反动人物。
(informal)a small airship or barrage balloon
(非正式)小飞艇; （阻止敌机空袭用的）阻塞气球，防空气球
■(N. Amer.)an obese person
(北美)大胖子
I could work out four hours a day and still end up a blimp.
我就是每天锻炼四小时，仍然会是个大胖子。
a soundproof cover for a cine camera
电影摄影机的隔音罩

派生
blimpish
adjective
语源

First World War (in sense 2): of uncertain origin . Sense 1derives from the character invented by cartoonist David Low, used in anti-German or anti-government drawings before and during the Second World War

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