boast

[bəust]

v.自夸, 吹牛, 以...为荣
n.自夸, 引以为荣的事物

vi.

自吹自擂; 夸耀[(+about/of)]

The captain is always boasting of his military valor.

上尉老是自夸阵前之勇。

vt.

1. 自吹自擂说, 吹嘘[Y][+that]

2. (指物)以有……而自豪; 拥有, 包含[W]

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。

n.[C]

1. 自吹, 牛皮, 大话

That brother of yours is full of boasts.

你那个宝贝兄弟满口大话。

2. 引以为荣的事物

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。

词形变化

形容词: boastful | 副词: boastfully | 名词: boaster | 动词过去式: boasted | 动词过去分词: boasted | 动词现在分词: boasting | 动词第三人称单数: boasts |

词义辨析

同义:

vi.自吹; 夸耀

brag  vaunt  crow  show off  pat oneself on the back  

同义参见:

crow  vapor  glory  vanity  mouth  

反义:

vt.vi.自吹自擂; 夸耀

depreciate  belittle  

反义参见:

condescend  

英英释义

名词 boast:

speaking of yourself in superlatives

同义词：boasting, self-praise, jactitation

动词 boast:

show off

同义词：tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade

wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner

同义词：sport, feature

补充

boastboast英:[bəust] 美:[bost]n.1.自吹自擂, 自夸的话vt. & vi.1.自夸vt.1.有(引以为荣的事物)

例句

1. our mother's stern instructions not to boast母亲不准我们自我夸耀的严厉训导 2. Stop boasting!别自吹自擂啦！ 3. Carol boasted about her costume.卡罗尔炫耀自己的套装。 4. He's boasted of being involved in the arms theft.他吹嘘说自己参与了这起武器盗窃活动。 5. Furci boasted that he took part in killing them.弗西夸口说他参与了杀害这些人的行动。 6. Frommen says his country boasts a healthy economy.弗罗曼说他的国家经济状况健康。 7. The houses will boast the latest energy-saving technology.房屋将采用最新的节能技术。 8. This isn't meant as a boast.这可不是说大话。 9. I don't want this to appear a boast.我不想让这句话听上去像是自夸。 10. her boast of being a great lover她以情场高手自诩 11. It is the charity's proud boast that it has never turned anyone away.让该慈善机构引以为豪的是, 它从未将任何人拒之门外。 12. to boast about one's learning,abilities and success夸耀(或吹嘘)自己的学识、能力和成功 13. to boast of one's deeds夸耀自己的业绩 14. She boasted of her family's wealth.她以她家的财富为荣。 15. to boast oneself a genius吹嘘自己是个天才 16. He boasted that he was the best swimmer in the city.他夸口说他是本市最优秀的游泳者。 17. The town boasts a fine new library.这个城镇以有一个好的新图书馆而自豪。 18. The city boasted two new universities.该城为拥有两所新大学而自豪。 19. The small town boasted only one school.这座小城仅有一所学校。 20. [with direct speech]Ted used to boast ‘I manage ten people’.特德过去常吹嘘道: "我管十个人。 21. [with clause]he boasted that he had taken part in the crime.他自吹自擂说自己参与了那桩犯罪活动。 22. [noobj.]she boasted about her many conquests.她自夸有很多人拜倒在她的石榴裙下。 23. the hotel boasts high standards of comfort.那家宾馆提供高标准的服务使旅客舒适满意。 24. I said I would score and it wasn't an idle boast.我说我会得分，这不是无聊的吹牛。 25. I wish she wouldn't boast about her family so much.但愿她不要那样吹嘘自己的家族。 26. The town boasts over a dozen restaurants.这个镇引以为荣的是有十来家餐馆。 27. They boasted to their friends about their son's salary.他们向朋友们吹嘘儿子的薪水很高。 28. She boasted of having won five games in a row.她吹嘘自己连胜五场。 29. That score is nothing to boast about. [=you shouldn't be proud of that score; that score is not very good]那个分数没什么可吹的。 30. He liked to boast that he was the richest man in town.他喜欢吹嘘自己是城中首富。 31. "“I've sold more paintings than you ever will,” the artist boasted."“我已经卖出去的画比你这辈子能卖出去的还多。”那个画家吹牛说。 32. The museum boasts some of the rarest gems in the world.这家博物馆拥有一些世界上最稀有的宝石。 33. The school boasts a number of Nobel laureates among its graduates.这所学校的毕业生中有多位诺贝尔奖获得者。 34. "When he says he's the richest man in town, he's not just making an idle/empty boast."他说自己是城中首富的时候，可不是在瞎吹。 35. We were offended by his boast that he would easily beat us.他夸口说轻而易举就能打败我们，这让我们很生气。 36. The museum's proudest boast is its collection of rare gems.这个博物馆最引以为豪的是藏有一些稀世宝石。 37. a boastful person/remark吹牛的人/话