boast

[bəʊst]
  • 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;

  • 单词变形

    过去式: boasted 过去分词: boasted 现在分词: boasting 第三人称单数: boasts


  • 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

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