| 释义 |
- n.夸耀；夸口
- v.自夸；自吹自擂；有（值得自豪的东西）
- 网络吹牛；吹嘘；以有……而自豪
第三人称单数：boasts 现在分词：boasting 过去式：boasted n. claim,assertion,brag,avowal,vaunt v. show off,crow,blow your own horn,swank,blow your own trumpet 1. | [i][t] 自夸；自吹自擂to talk with too much pride about sth that you have or can do |
| I don't want to boast, but I can actually speak six languages. 不是我吹嘘，我确实能讲六种语言。 | | She is always boasting about how wonderful her children are. 她总是夸耀她的孩子多么出色。 | | He openly boasted of his skill as a burglar. 他公然炫耀他的盗窃手法。 | | Sam boasted that she could beat anyone at poker. 萨姆吹嘘说打扑克牌谁都不是她的对手。 | | ‘I won!’ she boasted. “我赢了！”她夸口道。 |
2. | [t] ~ sth 有（值得自豪的东西）to have sth that is impressive and that you can be proud of |
| The hotel also boasts two swimming pools and a golf course. 那家酒店还有两个游泳池和一个高尔夫球场。 |
1. | ~ (that…) 夸耀；夸口something that a person talks about in a very proud way, often to seem more important or clever |
| Despite his boasts that his children were brilliant, neither of them went to college. 尽管他夸赞他的两个孩子聪明，他们却都没念上大学。 | | It was her proud boast that she had never missed a day's work because of illness. 她引以自豪的是她从未因病而耽误过一天工作。 |
n. | 1. an immodest reference to possessions or achievements 2. something possessed that is desirable 3. a statement in which you proudly tell other people about what you or someone connected with you has done or can do, or about something you own, especially in order to make them admire you | v. | 1. to refer immodestly to possessions or achievements 2. to possess or contain something, especially something desirable 3. to shape stone roughly using a chisel 4. to proudly tell other people about what you or someone connected with you has done or can do, or about something you own, especially in order to make them admire you 5. to have something good, often an attractive feature that other people admire 7. to speak of with excessive pride or vanity 8. speak with exaggeration and pride,esp.about oneself 1. to refer immodestly to possessions or achievements 2. to possess or contain something, especially something desirable 3. to shape stone roughly using a chisel 4. to proudly tell other people about what you or someone connected with you has done or can do, or about something you own, especially in order to make them admire you 5. to have something good, often an attractive feature that other people admire 7. to speak of with excessive pride or vanity 8. speak with exaggeration and pride,esp.about oneself |
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