brag
英 [bræg]
美
- n. 吹牛，自夸
- vi. 吹牛，自夸
- vt. 吹牛，吹嘘
- n. (Brag)人名；(瑞典)布拉格
词态变化
第三人称单数: brags;过去式: bragged;过去分词: bragged;现在分词: bragging;
中文词源
brag 吹嘘
拟声词。
英英释意
- 1. an instance of boastful talk;
- "his brag is worse than his fight"
- "whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade"
英文词源
- brag
- brag: [13] Brag first turned up in English as an adjective, meaning ‘spirited’ or ‘boastful’; the verb and noun did not appear until the 14th century. Where English got the word from, however, remains a mystery. French has braguer ‘brag’, but it is not clear whether English borrowed from French, or vice versa; French did, however, contribute the derivative bragard, which English adopted as braggart [16]. This probably also formed the basis of braggadocio, an Italianate coinage first used by the poet Edmund Spenser as a personification of ‘boastfulness’ in his Faerie Queene 1590.
- brag (n.)
- late 14c., "pomp; arrogance, pride;" see brag (v.); the exact relationship of the forms is uncertain. Meaning "that which is boasted" is from 1530s. As a once-popular poker-like card game, from 1734.
- brag (v.)
- mid-14c., braggen "to make a loud sound," also "to talk boastfully," of obscure origin, perhaps related to bray of a trumpet, or related to the Middle English adjective brag "ostentatious, proud; spirited, brave" (early 14c.), which probably is from Celtic. Other sources suggest Old Norse bragr "the best, the toast (of anything)," also "poetry." Also see braggart for another possibility. Related: Bragged; bragging.
同义词辨析
boast, brag, crow, pride
这些动词均含有"自夸，吹嘘"之意。
boast： 普通用词，指对自己所做的事，自己的长处、财富以及家庭等的夸耀，常含言过其实的意味。
brag： 非正式用词，其夸耀和吹嘘意味强于boast，到了过分夸大，有时令人讨厌的地步。
crow： 多指大声吵嚷地吹嘘，夸耀自己做某事比他人做得好。
pride： 与boast的意义较接近，指炫耀、夸口，自鸣得意，常与反身代词连用。
实用场景例句
- He bragged to his friends about the crime.
- 他向朋友炫耀他的罪行。
牛津词典
- He's always bragging about his prowess as a cricketer...
- 他总是吹嘘自己板球球技的高超。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He'll probably go around bragging to his friends...
- 他很可能会到处向他的朋友们吹嘘。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Let someone else brag about that cool thing you did.
- 让别人去吹你做的事有多酷.
期刊摘选
- It is not in good form to brag of your learning.
- 吹嘘自己的学识是欠妥的.
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- I can't stand people who brag.
- 我最腻烦说大话的人.
辞典例句
- His wealth is his brag.
- 他夸张他的财富.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- Don't brag so much. I guarantee you will eat your words sooner or later.
- 别说大话, 我保证你迟早要收回前言,承认错误.
辞典例句
- That's an interesting brag.
- 那 不过 是个有趣的大话.
期刊摘选
- They Brag most who can do least.
- 吹嘘得最凶的人能做到的事最少.
期刊摘选
- He used to brag that he would make lots and lots of money.
- 他经常吹牛说自己会赚很多很多钱.
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- And have to listen to them brag about how popular their daughters were.
- 你还得听她们吹嘘自己的女儿有多少人在爱慕.
飘（部分）
- We must never brag and boast.
- 我们决不可自吹自擂.
辞典例句
- Men brag to hide their fears.
- 人们吹牛是为了掩盖他们的恐惧.
期刊摘选
- If you win or do well at, do not brag.
- 要是获胜或做得好, 不要夸耀.
期刊摘选
- The fellow that brag about how cheap the heat his home always see the first robin.
- 自夸家里的炉子如何便宜的人,常是头一个看到知更鸟的家伙.
期刊摘选
- Actually, this desire to brag is rooted in insecurity.
- 实际上, 这种坏毛的根源在于没有安全感.
期刊摘选
- This is the creator of Titanic who had said to brag about his achievement.
- 这是铁达尼号的制造者骄傲的自吹.
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- David is so full of hot air; all he does is brag about himself.
- 大卫真是满口空话; 他所做的尽是自吹自擂.
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- Don't brag about what you're going to do . Get something done.
- 先别吹, 做出具体成绩来再说.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Joe likes to brag about all the friends he has.
- 乔伊老是喜欢吹嘘他有好多朋友.
期刊摘选
- I tell her about my trials at work and brag about the kids and Peggy.
- 我跟她讲工作中的烦恼,也向她夸耀佩吉和孩子们.
期刊摘选
- Would he brag about his conquest?
- 他会夸耀他所征服到的爱 吗 ?
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- He made brag of his skill.
- 他夸耀自己技术高明.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- They like his slang and his brag and his blunders.
- 他们很喜欢听他说土话,吹牛皮或胡说八道.
辞典例句
- Love does not brag.
- 爱不是炫耀.
期刊摘选
- He just loves to brag.
- 他最喜欢吹牛.
期刊摘选
- For example, you can brag about your site traffic.
- 比如你可以吹嘘自己的网站有流量.
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- He made a great brag of his ability.
- 他夸耀自己的能力.
辞典例句