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a brag about + noun/phrase
brag作名词常与about连用，表示吹嘘的对象。
He made a brag about his new job.
他吹嘘自己的新工作。
自夸；夸口；大话
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自夸；夸口；大话
A boast or boasting; an instance of boastful talk.
He made a brag about his new job.
他吹嘘自己的新工作。
夸耀或自夸；炫耀或自我美化
A boast or boasting; bragging; ostentatious pretence or self-glorification.
自夸的谈话实例
an instance of boastful talk
被夸耀的事物
The thing which is boasted of.
His brag about climbing Mount Everest without oxygen was hard to believe.
他关于无氧攀登珠穆朗玛峰的自夸令人难以置信。
AI contextual example
She made a silly brag that she could eat ten hot dogs in one minute.
她愚蠢地自夸说能在一分钟内吃掉十个热狗。
AI contextual example
That brag about his new car impressed no one at the party.
关于他新车的自夸在派对上没有打动任何人。
AI contextual example
his brag is worse than his fight
他的吹牛比他的打斗还要糟糕
WordNet
brag作名词常与about连用，表示吹嘘的对象。
He made a brag about his new job.
他吹嘘自己的新工作。
brag作名词指自夸的话语，可用物主代词修饰。
That boast is his typical brag.
那个大话是他典型的自夸之词。
brag后可接that从句，说明自夸的内容。
She told us a brag that she could speak five languages.
她告诉我们她自夸能说五种语言。
Not this
He bragged his success.
Use this
He bragged about his success.
brag 是不及物动词，不能直接接宾语，需加介词 about 再接宾语。
Not this
He bragged to be rich.
Use this
He bragged about being rich.
brag 后面不接不定式，应接 about + 动名词或 that 从句表示吹嘘的内容。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
谦虚的夸耀（看似谦虚实为炫耀）
She said it was a humble brag, but everyone could tell she was proud.
她说这是谦虚的夸耀，但大家都看得出她很得意。
空洞的夸口；空话
His promise to win the championship turned out to be an empty brag.
他夺冠的承诺到头来只是一句空话。
纯粹的吹嘘；不过是自夸
Their claim of success was mere brag, with no evidence to back it up.
他们声称成功纯粹是吹嘘，没有任何证据支持。
小小的吹嘘；稍作自夸
He couldn't resist a bit of a brag about his new job.
他忍不住小小地吹嘘了一下自己的新工作。
谦虚的炫耀；假装谦虚的自夸
She posted a humble brag about her promotion.
她发了一条假装谦虚地炫耀自己升职的帖子。
（随身携带展示照片的）炫耀相册
Grandpa always carries a brag book full of pictures of the grandchildren.
爷爷总是随身带着一本装满孙辈照片的炫耀相册。
炫耀的资本；吹嘘的权利
Their team won the match, so they have the bragging rights for now.
他们的队赢了比赛，所以暂时有了炫耀的资本。
不是吹牛，而是事实。
A famous line from the 1971 Western film Big Jake, used to assert that something is plainly true rather than a boast.
这是1971年西部片《大杰克》中的经典台词，用来强调某件事并非吹嘘，而只是事实。
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Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
brag 与 bag 相近：把牛皮装进“袋子”里到处炫耀，就是吹嘘自夸。
语域：informal 常见场景：日常对话、非正式文章或博客、朋友间闲聊 作名词指‘自夸、夸口’或‘所夸耀的事物’，多用于非正式口语和日常叙述，正式书面语中较少见，通常人们更常用动词形式brag。
bag、flag、drag、tag、rag 与 brag 押韵，都含 /æɡ/ 音；注意 bra 拼写相似但读 /brɑː/，不押韵。
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