English Dictionary

gasbag

/ˈɡæs.bæɡ/

noun

A bag or bladder to hold a reservoir of gas, as in a hot-air balloon. / (by extension) A lighter-than-air aircraft; a balloon or dirigible.

He carried a gasbag with him for emergency situations.

意味（1）

A bag or bladder to hold a reservoir of gas, as in a hot-air balloon.

In half an hour a good-sized gas-bag had been formed, and the jerking and straining upon the thongs showed that it was capable of considerable lift.

意味（2）

(by extension) A lighter-than-air aircraft; a balloon or dirigible.

意味（3）

(figuratively) A person who is overly garrulous or prone to making empty, unsupportable statements; a windbag.

Not that the Reverend James is absolutely a pretentious gasbag any more than Marchbanks is an inspired prophet. He has a definite, a positive part in the world's work.