blur 

 【考法1】v.       （使）變得朦朧，（使）變得不清楚：to (cause sth. to) become vague or indistinct

 【例】Sorrowful tears blurred her eyes.     悲傷的眼淚模糊了她的雙眼

 【近】shroud, becloud, befog, obscure

 【反】clear  使清晰

 【考法2】v.  使不易理解：to make (something) unclear to the understanding

 【例】An article for the layman that blurs the distinction between the two kinds of cholesterol. 一篇針對業餘讀

者的文章把兩種膽固醇的區別弄得模糊不清

 【近】obfuscate

 【反】clarify, illuminate  闡明，說清楚

 【派】blurring    adj.  朦朧的

blurt 

 【考法1】vt.  突然說出，衝動地說：to utter abruptly and impulsively

 【例】blurt out the secret  脫口說出了秘密

 【近】burst, bolt, ejaculate, cry out

 【反】muffle, mute     使緘默

bluster  

 【考法1】v.  狂妄自大地大聲說：to speak in a loudly arrogant or bullying manner

 【例】He was blustering alone in the meeting, which triggered wide dissatisfaction. 他一人在會議上誇誇其談，

引得眾人不滿。

 【近】roar, clamor, bluster, rattle

 【反】whisper      小聲嘀咕

 【考法2】n.  大聲吹噓或恐嚇： loudly boastful or threatening speech

 【近】grandiloquence, braggadocio

 【考法3】n.  喧鬧的狀態：a state of noisy, confused activity

 【例】a mayor who got things done without a lot of bluster  一個能把事情低調解決的市長

 【近】disturbance, pandemonium, tumult, turmoil

 【派】blustering    adj.  大吵大鬧的

 【考法1】v.      因為懷疑、恐懼而猶豫：to hesitate because of doubt, fear, or scruples

 【例】boggle at the dilemma    身處困境而猶豫不決