blimp
/blɪmp/noun
1
- （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。
2
- 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。
2.1
- 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。
3
- a soundproof cover for a cine camera电影摄影机的隔音罩。
派生词
blimpish
adjective词源
First World War (in sense 2)： of uncertain origin. Sense 1 derives from the character invented by cartoonist David Low, used in anti-German or anti-government drawings before and during the Second World War.