Word · Frequency #20498
brag
/bræɡ/
noun
自夸；夸口；大话
核心释义
A boast or boasting; an instance of boastful talk.
- 1.
夸耀或自夸；炫耀或自我美化
A boast or boasting; bragging; ostentatious pretence or self-glorification.
- 2.
自夸的谈话实例
an instance of boastful talk
- 3.
被夸耀的事物
The thing which is boasted of.
所夸耀的事物；夸耀的对象；夸耀或自夸；炫耀或自我美化；自夸的谈话实例；被夸耀的事物；吹牛
用法In use
His brag about climbing Mount Everest without oxygen was hard to believe.
用法提示：这里brag作为可数名词，指具体的自夸言论。
She made a silly brag that she could eat ten hot dogs in one minute.
用法提示：brag与make搭配，表示进行一次自夸。
That brag about his new car impressed no one at the party.
用法提示：brag作为主语，指代之前提到的自夸内容。
his brag is worse than his fight
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。
possessive + brag
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- humble brag
- 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。
- empty brag
- 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。
- mere brag
- 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。
- a bit of a brag
- 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。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
brag 与 bag 相近：把牛皮装进“袋子”里到处炫耀，就是吹嘘自夸。
语境与语域Context & Register
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。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
用法优先级Usage priority
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