boasted

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  • 释义

  • 有（引以为荣的事物）( boast的过去式和过去分词 );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、

    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。

    柯林斯例句
  • 2、

    The Victorian Age is often boasted of as an age of progress.

    维多利亚时代常常被夸耀为进步时代.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 3、

    He boasted that he could speak six languages fluently.

    他自夸自己能流利地讲6种语言.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 4、

    The cheater boasted that he could turn stone into gold.

    那个骗子吹嘘道,他能点石成金.

    《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 5、

    The young performer boasted himself to be an all - rounder .

    这个青年演员自称是个 多面手.

    《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 6、

    Paul boasted that he was a good skater, but after he fell, he laughed on the other side of his face.

    保罗吹嘘他溜冰溜得很棒, 但跌了一跤后, 他却哭笑不得.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 7、

    Carol boasted about her costume.

    卡萝尔炫耀着自己的穿着打扮。

    辞典例句
  • 8、

    It boasted the largest grain elevator in the world.

    它自称有世界上最大的谷仓.

    辞典例句
  • 9、

    He boasted that there was nobody he could not defeat.

    他发豪语他能击败任何人.

    辞典例句
  • 10、

    She boasted of her family's wealth.

    自夸家里有钱.

    辞典例句
  • 11、

    He boasted that he could run very fast.

    他吹牛说他可以跑得很快.

    辞典例句
  • 12、

    He never boasted of his cleverness.

    他未曾夸耀过自己的聪明.

    辞典例句
  • 13、

    She boasted of winning [ having won ] the prize.

    她自夸得奖.

    辞典例句
  • 14、

    Parsons boasted that Victory Mansions alone would display four hundred metres of bunting.

    帕森斯夸口说,单是胜利大厦,挂出的旗子就有四百米那么长.

    英汉文学
  • 15、

    Torvald's whole attitude changed, and with a sigh of relief he Boasted that he was saved.

    这时,托伐的态度来了个一百八十度的大转弯.他宽慰地舒了一口气, 又夸夸其谈地说自己得救了.

    英汉 - 翻译样例 - 文学
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