boast的意思

boast

英 /bəʊst/ 美 /bost/

  • 四级
  • 考研

基本释义

  • v 自夸

    to talk too proudly about your abilities, achievements, or possessions

  • v 吹嘘

    to talk too proudly about your abilities, achievements, or possessions

例句

  1. ‘I wouldn’t be afraid,’ she boasted.

    “我才不怕呢。”她吹嘘道。

短语

  • boast of 吹牛,自夸
  • boast about 自夸,吹嘘

近义词

n 自夸;值得夸耀的事物,引以为荣的事物 braggadocio、self-praise
vi 自吹自擂 blow one's own born、blow one's own trumpet、blow one's own horn

同根词

adj boastful 自夸的;自负的;喜夸耀的
adv boastfully 自夸地
n boasting 吹嘘、boaster 自夸的人;大言不惭的人;吹牛者
v boasting 吹嘘,夸耀(boast的ing形式)