Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #4996
boast
自夸；吹嘘
The act of bragging; exaggeratedly proud talk about oneself.
- 1.
A brag; ostentatious positive appraisal of oneself.
自夸；自我吹嘘的夸耀
- 2.
speaking of yourself in superlatives
自夸
- 3.
Something that one brags about.
值得夸耀的事物
- 4.
A shot where the ball is driven off a side wall and then strikes the front wall.
一种击球方式,球先击中侧墙再击中前墙
值得夸耀的事；引以为豪的事物；侧墙球；自夸；自我吹嘘的夸耀；自夸；值得夸耀的事物
In use
His claim that he could run a mile in four minutes was an empty boast.
She made a boast that she would win the competition, and she actually did.
They dismissed his boasts as exaggerations.
Connections
Collocations
- empty boast
- 空洞的夸口
- His promise to finish the work in one day was an empty boast.他承诺一天完成工作，不过是空洞的夸口。
- proud boast
- 引以为豪的事
- It is her proud boast that she has visited every country in Europe.她走遍了欧洲的每一个国家，这是她引以为豪的事。
- make a boast
- 夸口；说大话
- She made a boast that she could swim across the lake.她夸口说能游过这个湖。
- hit a boast
- 打一个侧墙球
- He hit a boast that caught his opponent completely off guard.他打了一记侧墙球，让对手完全措手不及。
Pop culture & quotes
- Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把boast想成boat（船）+s（说）：在船上吹嘘自己的船最大，就是自夸。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：formal writing、sports commentary boast 作名词时，表示“自夸”或“值得夸耀的事”多用于正式或书面表达，口语中更常说 brag；表示“侧墙球”时是运动术语，常见于壁球等球类运动的讲解或规则中。
Grammar Note
可数名词
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with "boast" (/boʊst/, UK /bəʊst/): they end with the same vowel and consonant sounds. Toast, roast, and coast also share the spelling chunk "oast" with boast; ghost, post, and host spell the same sound as "ost". Do not confuse these with lookalikes such as "boost" (/buːst/) or "broad" (/brɔːd/), which look similar but sound different.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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