boast

过去式：boasted过去分词：boasted现在分词：boasting第三人称单数：boasts

1. vi. 夸口; 吹嘘 praise oneself; speak with exaggeration and pride, especially about oneself
2. vt. 以拥有…而自豪 be proud in the procession of

1. [C]自夸的话 boastful statement
2. [C]引以为荣的事物,令人满意的原因 thing that one is proud of; cause for satisfaction

• boast the good laboratory为有这个好实验室而自豪
• boast a good school以有一所好学校而自豪
• boast one's skill夸耀自己的本领

• boast too much大话说得太多
• boast well很好地夸耀
• boast arrogantly高傲地自吹自擂
• boast blatantly厚颜地自夸
• boast exuberantly大肆吹嘘
• boast idly无聊地自夸
• boast laughingly嘲笑地自夸
• boast proudly自吹自擂

• boast about夸耀…
• boast about doing sth夸耀其做了某事
• boast about one's own country夸耀自己的国家
• boast about one's success夸耀自己的成功
• boast of one's deeds夸耀自己的业绩
• boast of being an expert自称是专家
• boast of one's skill夸耀自己的技能

• make a boast自吹自擂,夸口

• empty boast空洞的夸耀,虚夸的言词
• foolish boast愚蠢的夸口
• idle boast无聊的吹牛
• proud boast引以为荣的事
• vain boast空洞的大话

boast of吹牛，自夸

boast about自夸，吹嘘

1. Don't boast and don't be modest.
   不要自夸,也不要太谦虚。
2. That's nothing to boast about.
   那没有什麽值得自吹的。
3. Nobody should boast of his learning.
   谁也不应当夸耀自己的学识。
4. He never boasted of his cleverness.
   他未曾夸耀过自己的聪明。
5. Don't believe him; he is just boasting.
   别相信他，他只是在吹嘘罢了。
6. He boasted that he could run very fast.
   他吹牛说他可以跑得很快。
7. Our school can boast of a fine swimming pool.
   本校以拥有一座设备完善的游泳池而自豪。
8. Our school library boasts quite a few rare books.
   我们学校图书馆以藏有好多珍本书而自豪。
9. The town boasts a world-famous art gallery.
   这个镇子引以为荣的是有个闻名於世的美术馆。

1. That brother of yours is full of boasts.
   你那个宝贝兄弟满口大话。
2. His boast is that he is the best.
   他自吹他是最好的。
3. It was his proud boast that he had never missed a day's work because of illness.
   他从未请过一天病假，这是他引以自豪的事。
4. It is his boast that he has never been late for work.
   他为自己上班从未迟到感到自豪。