Word · Frequency #20498
bragged
吹嘘;自夸
bragged is the past of brag.
核心释义
show off
- 1.
炫耀
show off
炫耀;吹牛
用法In use
He always brags about how much he can lift at the gym.
用法提示:brag about 意为“吹嘘、炫耀”,此处为动词原形,后接话题。
She bragged that her team had finished the project in just two days.
用法提示:bragged 是 brag 的过去式,接 that 从句说明炫耀的内容。
Stop bragging about your new phone and let me see it.
用法提示:bragging 是 brag 的 -ing 形式,与 Stop 搭配表示“别再吹嘘”。
brag about sth
about 后可接名词、动名词,也可接 how、what 等引导的从句。
He keeps bragging about how much money he earns.
他总是吹嘘自己挣多少钱。
brag that ...
that 从句常用来引出自夸的具体内容,从句可用过去完成时表示更早发生的事。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- brag about
- 吹嘘(某事)
- Stop bragging about your test scores.别在吹嘘你的考试成绩了。
- brag to
- 向…炫耀
- He bragged to everyone at the party about his new job.他在聚会上向每个人炫耀自己的新工作。
- brag that
- 夸口说
- She bragged that she had never lost a game.她夸口说自己从未输过比赛。
- bragging rights
- 炫耀的资本
- Our team won, so we have bragging rights for now.我们队赢了,所以现在我们有炫耀的资本。
习语与比喻表达
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
brag 中含 rag(破布):吹牛者把破布当锦缎炫耀。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:informal 常见场景:casual conversation、social media brag 多用于非正式场合,指得意地吹嘘自己的成就或所有物,语气常带贬义;正式或谨慎表达时通常改用 talk proudly about 等说法。
语法说明Grammar Note
通常与介词 about 连用;可接 that 从句(但视为不及物用法)
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All the words above end in /æɡ/ and truly rhyme with 'brag' (/bræɡ/). Spelling warning: 'bra' (/brɑː/) looks like the first part of 'brag' but is pronounced differently, so it is not a rhyme. Also, 'bag' and 'baggage' differ in pronunciation: 'bag' rhymes, but 'baggage' (/ˈbæɡɪdʒ/) does not.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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