boast about sth
常用于贬义，指炫耀。
He constantly boasts about his achievements.
他不断吹嘘自己的成就。
拥有（令人自豪的事物）；配有；炫耀地展示；招摇地穿戴；（用宽凿）粗琢或修整（石料）；打侧墙球；打侧壁反弹球；自夸；大声赞美自己
To talk about yourself in a proud or admiring way, especially to impress others; to brag.
常与 about 或 of 连用
自夸；大声赞美自己
To brag; to talk loudly in praise of oneself.
用宽凿子修整石头
To dress, as a stone, with a broad chisel.
(与“关于”或“的”连用)自豪地谈论,以自我表扬为目的；赞美
(used with "about" or "of") To speak of with pride, vanity, or exultation, with a view to self-commendation; to extol.
粗略地塑形,为后续精细工作做准备；切割成所需的大致形状
To shape roughly as a preparation for the finer work to follow; to cut to the general form required.
炫耀
show off
进行一种击球方式
To play a boast shot.
以夸张或自豪的方式展示
wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner
拥有(特殊且令人向往的品质)
To possess (a special and desirable quality).
一般现在时
He often boasts about his achievements.
他经常炫耀自己的成就。
一般过去时
She boasted of her new car yesterday.
她昨天炫耀了她的新车。
现在完成时
They have boasted about their wealth for years.
他们多年来一直炫耀自己的财富。
boast 作动词时常与 about 或 of 连用，表“炫耀”。
He always boasts about his expensive car.
他总是炫耀他那辆昂贵的汽车。
用法提示：boast about 在此表示自豪地炫耀某人拥有的东西。
She boasted that she had won the first prize.
她吹嘘自己获得了一等奖。
用法提示：boasted that 引导的从句用于陈述炫耀的具体内容。
Stop boasting! No one is impressed.
别炫耀了！没人觉得了不起。
用法提示：boasting 作为现在分词用于祈使句，表示制止炫耀的行为。
常用于贬义，指炫耀。
He constantly boasts about his achievements.
他不断吹嘘自己的成就。
后接that从句，表示夸耀的内容。
She boasted that she had won first prize.
她夸口说她得了第一名。
正式用法，表示拥有某物，常为褒义。
The museum boasts an impressive collection of modern art.
该博物馆拥有令人印象深刻的现代艺术收藏。
与boast基本可互换，但brag更口语化、更直接
强调得意洋洋的语气，常用于胜利或成功后的炫耀
较正式，常用于文学或正式场合
带有幸灾乐祸或自我满足的贬义，不单纯是夸耀
grammar · medium
易错句子He boasted for his success.
正确表达He boasted of his success.
动词 boast 后应接介词 of 或 about，表示夸耀的内容，不能使用 for。
grammar · medium
易错句子She boasted herself to be a good singer.
正确表达She boasted that she was a good singer.
boast 不接反身代词加不定式，应用 that 从句或 boast of/about + 名词。
动词，意为‘贬低’，与‘自夸/吹牛’相对
brag更口语化，强调夸耀个人成就；boast可带宾语或用于褒义
show off强调通过展示来炫耀，常带直接宾语；boast更侧重言语夸耀
flaunt更侧重故意展示以引起注意，常带贬义；boast是言语夸耀
吹嘘，夸耀
He likes to boast about his achievements.
他喜欢吹嘘自己的成就。
自夸，以…为豪
She boasted of her family's wealth.
她夸耀自己家族的财富。
夸口说
He boasted that he could finish the work in one day.
他夸口说他一天就能完成这项工作。
向…夸耀
Don't boast to your friends about your new car.
别向你的朋友夸耀你的新车。
公开夸耀
He openly boasted of his connections with the rich.
他公开夸耀他与富人的关系。
吹嘘的对象常是自己的成就
人们常吹嘘自己的财富
夸耀自己的才能是常见用法
自夸时往往强调自己的成功
吹嘘自己得到的认可或荣誉
大肆吹嘘
He boasted to high heaven about his new car, but it broke down the next day.
他大肆吹嘘他的新车，但第二天就坏了。
没什么值得炫耀的
Their victory was nothing to boast about; they barely won by one point.
他们的胜利没什么值得炫耀的，只赢了一分。
有值得骄傲的事
With her academic record, she certainly has something to boast about.
以她的学业成绩，她确实有值得骄傲的事。
发长 /oʊ/ 音 (如 boat, coat)
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