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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。
自夸；吹嘘；炫耀
boasts — third person singular of boast
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自夸；吹嘘；炫耀
To talk about yourself in a proud or admiring way, especially to impress others; to brag.
He constantly boasts about his achievements.
他不断吹嘘自己的成就。
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.
boast
Base
原形
boasts
3rd person
第三人称单数
boasting
-ing
现在分词
boasted
Past
过去式
boasted
Past participle
过去分词
He often boasts about his achievements.
他经常炫耀自己的成就。
She boasted of her new car yesterday.
她昨天炫耀了她的新车。
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。
She boasted that she had won the first prize.
她吹嘘自己获得了一等奖。
Stop boasting! No one is impressed.
别炫耀了！没人觉得了不起。
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。
Not this
He boasted for his success.
Use this
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。
Not this
She boasted herself to be a good singer.
Use this
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。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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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boast 音似“抱死他”，吹牛时把功劳都抱在自己身上，自夸不停。
通常用于贬义，多用于非正式场合，指自我吹嘘。
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。
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