boast
英 [bəʊst]
美[bost]
- vt. 夸口说，自吹自擂说；以有…而自豪
- n. 自夸；值得夸耀的事物，引以为荣的事物
- vi. 自吹自擂
- n. (Boast)人名；(英)博斯特
实用场景例句
- 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。
牛津词典
- She is always boasting about how wonderful her children are.
- 她总是夸耀她的孩子们多么出色。
牛津词典
- He openly boasted of his skill as a burglar.
- 他公然炫耀他的盗窃手法。
牛津词典
- Sam boasted that she could beat anyone at poker.
- 萨姆吹嘘说打扑克牌谁都赢不了她。
牛津词典
- The hotel also boasts two swimming pools and a golf course.
- 那家宾馆还拥有两个游泳池和一个高尔夫球场。
牛津词典
- 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。
牛津词典
- It was her proud boast that she had never missed a day's work because of illness.
- 她所引以自豪的是她从未因病而耽误过一天工作。
牛津词典
- The houses will boast the latest energy-saving technology...
- 这些房屋将应用最新的节能技术。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Frommen says his country boasts a healthy economy.
- 弗罗曼称他的国家经济运行良好。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Carol boasted about her costume...
- 卡萝尔炫耀着自己的穿着打扮。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Witnesses said Furci boasted that he took part in killing them...
- 几位证人声称富尔奇曾吹嘘自己参与了对他们的屠杀。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Speak little of your ill luck and boast not of your good luck.
- 少说失意事,莫夸好运道.
期刊摘选
- Hill and dale doth boast thy blessing.
- 山陵、溪谷夸说你的幸福.
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- Not be boast, I am very clear at that time this.
- 不是吹牛, 我当时就很清楚这一点.
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- He is a big and never misses a to boast.
- 他好吹牛,从不放过自夸的机会.
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- In time he had begun to boast.
- 日子一长,他连大话都说起来了.
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- Cerritos cannot boast a glorious history, old money or natural beauty.
- 没有荣耀的历史, 没有传统的资本,也没有自然美景,这些喜瑞都无可炫耀.
期刊摘选
- Henry actually used to boast that he never kept any files.
- 事实上享利经常吹嘘他不保留任何档案.
辞典例句
- It is his boast that he has never been late for work.
- 他为自己上班从未迟到过感到自豪.
辞典例句
- Even a small town will boast a couple of shops.
- 即使一个小镇总也有三、两家店铺而引以自豪.
期刊摘选
- The eight men kept together throughout the boast race as though they were one.
- 这八个人在划船竞赛中始终同心协办如一人.
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- It is nothing to boast of.
- 这没有什么可夸耀的.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- This was not a boast, but a hope, at once bold and devoutly humble.
- 这不是夸夸其谈, 而是一个即大胆而又诚心 、 谦虚的希望.
辞典例句
- Like any gift, we did not earn it, therefore we cannot boast about it.
- 它就像礼物一样, 并非由我们赚取而来的; 因此,我们不能因它而夸口.
期刊摘选
- Jas. 4:16 But now you boast in your arrogance; all such boasting is evil.
- 雅四16现今你们竟以张狂夸口; 凡这样夸口都是恶的.
期刊摘选
- Cow answers: A moment ago came a flock of prefectural class cadres, boast only fart.
- 母牛答: 刚才来了一群县级干部, 专吹牛屁.
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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。