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boast

[bəʊst] [boʊst]
  • 第三人称单数:boasts;
  • 过去式:boasted;
  • 过去分词:boasted;
  • 现在分词:boasting;
  • 例句
    同义词
    反义词
    同义词解析
    • 以下这些动词均含有"自夸,吹嘘" 的意思
      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。
    英语四级真题
      And most noticeable of all, there is the phenomenon of large urban and suburban high schools that have split up into smaller units of a few hundred, generally housed in the same grounds that once boasted thousands of students all marching to the same band.
      出自-2012年6月阅读原文
    英语六级真题
      For a start, you will now see plenty more women – the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, for example, boasts that 40% of its new enrolment is female.
      出自-2011年6月阅读原文
    柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
    • VERB
      吹嘘;炫耀;夸耀
      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.
      例句
      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。 Carol boasted about her costume... 卡萝尔炫耀着自己的穿着打扮。
    • VERB
      有,拥有(值得骄傲的成就或财产)
      If someone or something can boast a particular achievement or possession, they have achieved or possess that thing.
      例句
      The houses will boast the latest energy-saving technology... 这些房屋将应用最新的节能技术。 Frommen says his country boasts a healthy economy. 弗罗曼称他的国家经济运行良好。
    英英词典释义
    • Noun
      1. speaking of yourself in superlatives
    • Verb
      1. show off
      2. wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner;
      "she was sporting a new hat"