boasts

基本解释

• v.自夸；吹牛；以...为荣
• n.自夸；引以为荣的事物

同根派生

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用法辨析

v. (动词)

• boast的基本意思是“升,提”,指说话人在确实具有夸耀理由的基础上,对自己的某一事(如业绩、成就、学识、机灵、祖先等)有比事实更大的虚饰,更多的炫耀,有言过其实的成分,可译作“夸口”或“吹嘘”,但并不一定都有坏的含义。引申表示为“因拥有…而自豪”。
• boast用作不及物动词时,意为“自夸”“自吹自擂”,常接介词of或about; 用作及物动词时可跟简单宾语,也可跟that从句。接以“(to be)+ n./adj. ”充当补足语的复合宾语时则表示“自诩是”“自夸是”。
• boast用在进行时态中时,并不真正表示“正在吹嘘”,而是说他有爱吹嘘的坏毛病。

n. (名词)

• boast作“自夸的话”解时有贬义，作“引以为荣的事物”解时不带贬义。
• boast后常跟that引导的同位语从句。

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英汉例句

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词: S+～(+A)

• Don't believe him; he's just boasting.
  别信他,他不过是在吹牛。

用作及物动词: S+～+ n./pron.

• She boasts her skill.
  她夸耀自己的本领。

S+～+that/wh-clause

• The man boasted that he has ever attended that famous battle.
  这个男人夸口说他曾经参加过那次著名的战役。

用作宾补动词: S+～+ n./pron. +(to be) n./pron.

• He boasted himself a fashion expert.
  他自吹是个时装专家。

引出直接引语

• He boasted to newsmen,“I'm the best long distance runner in the region.”
  他向记者自夸道:“我是本地区最佳的长跑运动员。”

用作名词 (n.)

• He is full of boasts.
  他满口大话。

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词组短语

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

• 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

～+副词

• 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

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英英字典

柯林斯英英字典

• If someone boasts about something that they have done or that they own, they talk about it very proudly, in a way that other people may find irritating or offensive.
• Boast is also a noun.
• If someone or something can boast a particular achievement or possession, they have achieved or possess that thing.
• to shape or dress (stone) roughly with a broad chisel
• a stroke in which the ball is hit on to one of the side walls before hitting the front wall
• to hit (the ball) in this way or make such a stroke

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专业释义

新闻学与传播学

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心理学

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