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boasting
自夸；吹嘘；炫耀
boasting is the present participle of boast.
核心释义
常与 about 或 of 连用
To talk about yourself in a proud or admiring way, especially to impress others; to brag.
- 1.
自夸；大声赞美自己
To brag; to talk loudly in praise of oneself.
- 2.
用宽凿子修整石头
To dress, as a stone, with a broad chisel.
- 3.
(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.
- 4.
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.
- 5.
炫耀
show off
- 6.
进行一种击球方式
To play a boast shot.
- 7.
以夸张或自豪的方式展示
wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner
- 8.
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
用法In use
He always boasts about his expensive car.
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.
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.
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。
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。
boast that clause
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- boast about
- 吹嘘，夸耀
- He likes to boast about his achievements.他喜欢吹嘘自己的成就。
- boast of
- 自夸，以…为豪
- She boasted of her family's wealth.她夸耀自己家族的财富。
- boast that
- 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。
- boast to
- 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。
- openly boast
- 公开夸耀
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
boast 音似“抱死他”，吹牛时把功劳都抱在自己身上，自夸不停。
语境与语域Context & Register
通常用于贬义，多用于非正式场合，指自我吹嘘。
语法说明Grammar Note
作及物动词时后接名词或that从句；作不及物动词时后接about或of。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending with 'oast' (coast, roast, toast) and 'ost' (ghost, post, most) all rhyme with 'boast' (/boʊst/). However, beware of words like 'cost' and 'lost' where 'ost' is pronounced /ɔːst/.
用法优先级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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