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tinhorn ['tɪnˌhɔ:n]

n. 假装有钱，吹牛的人;
adj. 华而不实的;

例句:

  • What have we become when we respond to tinhorn despots with timidity?
    来自WSJ
  • Brent Colby was doing an incomplete job of concealing his distaste; he was enough of a tinhorn to clear his throat theatrically.
    来自NEWYORKER