be boastful about/of sth
He is boastful about his achievements.
他夸耀自己的成就。
自夸的，自负的，喜夸耀的
爱吹嘘的；自夸的。；表现自大的；自夸的；自负的；喜夸耀的
常含贬义，指过度炫耀自己。
爱吹嘘的；自夸的。
Tending to boast or brag.
表现自大的
exhibiting self-importance
His boastful remarks about his wealth annoyed everyone at the party.
他那些关于自己财富的自夸言论惹恼了派对上的所有人。
用法提示：形容词“boastful”修饰“remarks”，表示言论充满自夸，体现自负的性格。
She tried not to sound boastful when talking about her promotion.
她在谈论自己的晋升时尽量不显得自夸。
用法提示：“boastful”用作表语形容词，与“sound”连用，描述说话方式带有自夸意味。
The coach warned the players not to become boastful after their victory.
教练警告球员们不要在胜利后变得自夸。
用法提示：“boastful”与“become”连用，表示状态变化，意指变得自负、喜夸耀。
He is boastful about his achievements.
他夸耀自己的成就。
She made a boastful claim about her cooking skills.
她夸耀自己的烹饪技巧。
He is too boastful of himself.
他太自夸了。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is boastful about his wealth.
正确表达He is boastful of his wealth.
boastful 常与介词 of 搭配，表示对某事感到自夸；而 about 常与动词 boast 搭配。
grammar · medium
易错句子He boastful his achievements.
正确表达He is boastful of his achievements.
boastful 是形容词，不能直接带宾语，需加系动词 be 和介词 of。
boastful强调夸耀自己的成就，conceited侧重对自己的评价过高
boastful表现为口头吹嘘，arrogant表现为态度傲慢、看不起他人
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