boast

[bəʊst]
  • 释义
  • vt.

    自夸,自吹自擂;夸口说;以有…而自豪;自负有;

  • n.

    夸口,自负;自负的事物,引以为傲的东西;自夸的话;扬言;

  • 词义辨析
  • boast about, boast of
  • 这组词语都表示夸耀的内容,常可互换,只是of所指内容比about更具体些。试比较:
    The old woman often boasts about her grandson.
    那老太太常常夸耀自己的孙子。
    The old woman often boasts of her grand- son's high grades in school.
    那老太太常常夸耀她孙子学习成绩 优秀。
  • boast, brag, glory
  • 这组词意思相近。它们之间的区别是:
    1.boast既可作“吹嘘”解,也可作“以…为自豪”解; 而brag只作“吹嘘”解,无“以…自豪”之义; glory只可作“自豪”“得意”解,不含“吹嘘,吹牛”之义。
    2.boast和brag都可用作及物或不及物动词; 而glory只用作不及物动词,且多和in连用。
    3.boast指并非全无根据地“吹嘘”; 而brag则指毫无事实依据地乱“吹”。
  • boast,brag,crow,pride
  • 这些动词都含有“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。
  • 双语例句
  • 1、

    It has never been her boast that she alone could accomplish the work.

    她从没有夸口说只有她能完成那项工作.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 2、

    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.

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  • 3、

    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。

    ——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
  • 4、

    His statement isn't merely an idle boast.

    他的话不仅仅是虚张声势的自夸。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 5、

    In its heyday, the studio's boast was that it had more stars than there are in heaven.

    在其全盛时期,该制片公司夸口说,他们旗下的明星比天上的星星还要多。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 6、

    It is the charity's proud boast that it has never yet turned anyone away.

    该慈善机构从未将任何人拒之门外,并引以为豪.

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 7、

    We remember our mother's stern instructions not to boast.

    我们谨记母亲不许我们在人前炫耀的严厉教诲。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 8、

    His proud boast of leading "the party of low taxation" has a hollow ring.

    他洋洋得意地吹嘘自己领导着“一个主张低税收的政党”,这听起来很空洞。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 9、

    This is an age when we boast of our emotional intelligence and we claim to feel each other's pain.

    这是一个我们都在夸耀自己的情商,声称能感受彼此的伤痛的时代。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 10、

    This year's festival can boast a decently long list of sponsors.

    今年该活动节将会拥有相当多的赞助商。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 11、

    It is nothing to boast of.

    这没有什么可夸耀的.

    ——《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • 12、

    Talent is his boast.

    他以有才自豪.

    ——《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • 13、

    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
  • 14、

    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
  • 15、

    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
  • 16、

    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
  • 17、

    Hill and dale doth boast thy blessing.

    山陵、溪谷夸说你的幸福.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 18、

    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.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 19、

    He is a big and never misses a to boast.

    他好吹牛,从不放过自夸的机会.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 20、

    In time he had begun to boast.

    日子一长,他连大话都说起来了.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 21、

    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
  • 22、

    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
  • 23、

    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.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 24、

    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
  • 25、

    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.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 26、

    In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. Selah.

    8我们终日因神夸耀, 还要永远称谢你的名. (细拉)

    ——期刊摘选
  • 27、

    The third boast was not one you would ever hear from the lips of Chinese diplomats.

    第三个理由是一个你不会从中国外交官口中听到的吹嘘.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 28、

    That is why I gave you hard names and boast of my callous strength.

    因此我给你安上了苛刻的名字,而夸示我的硬骨.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 29、

    You who boast of the law, do you dishonor God by breaking the law?

    以法律自夸, 自己却因违反法律而使天主受侮辱?

    ——期刊摘选
  • 30、

    'Nothing to boast of,'said Miss Pross.

    “ 没有什么值得吹嘘的, ” 普洛丝小姐说.

    ——英汉文学 - 双城记