Word
braggers
/ˈbrægə/
noun
吹牛
braggers is the plural of bragger.
a very boastful and talkative person
- 1.
A person who brags.
吹牛者
吹牛者
In use
Everyone at the party found him a tiresome bragger.
She called him a bragger after he exaggerated his salary.
The group quickly tired of the bragger's endless stories.
be a bragger
He is a bragger.
他是个吹牛大王。
a bragger about sth
She is a bragger about her achievements.
她喜欢吹嘘自己的成就。
such a bragger
I don't like such a bragger.
我不喜欢这种吹牛的人。
a bragger like that
We should avoid a bragger like that.
我们应该躲开那样的吹牛者。
Common mistakes
He braggers about his success.He brags about his success.
“bragger”是名词，意为“吹牛的人”，不可用作动词。英语中表示“吹牛”的动词是“brag”。此处应使用动词原形“brags”与主语“he”搭配。
He is very bragger.He is very boastful.
“bragger”是名词，不能用作形容词描述人的性格。正确的形容词是“boastful”，意为“爱吹牛的”。
Connections
Learner notes
Grammar Note
可数名词，指爱吹牛的人
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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