词汇 | a Colonel Blimp |
释义 | Idiom a Colonel Blimp British, old-fashioned an old man who has old-fashioned ideas and believes he is very important.He's very much a Colonel Blimp with his comments about foreign influences dividing our society. Colonel BlimpAn older man who is pompous or irritable and adheres to an outdated ideology. The name comes from a British comic strip character that first appeared in the London Evening Standard newspaper in 1934. Primarily heard in UK. He's such a Colonel Blimp when he starts ranting about his views on welfare and the poor. |
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