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boast

英[bəust]美[bəust]

v.
1.[I,T] [boast (about/of sth)]
自夸，自吹自擂
2.[T]（不用于进行时）[written]有（值得自豪的东西）
n.
[boast (that...)][often disapproving]夸耀（的事）；夸口（的话）

形容词：boast'ful

同反义词

同：	[n.] boasting, jactitation, self-praise [v.] feature, gas, gasconade, sport

词义辨析

boast，brag，crow，pride

这些动词均含有“自夸，吹嘘”之意。
boast普通用词，指对自己所做的事，自己的长处、财富以及家庭等的夸耀，常含言过其实的意味。
brag非正式用词，其夸耀和吹嘘意味强于boast，到了过分夸大，有时令人讨厌的地步。
crow多指大声吵嚷地吹嘘，夸耀自己做某事比他人做得好。
pride与boast的意义较接近，指炫耀、夸口，自鸣得意，常与反身代词连用。

参考例句

Speak little of your ill luck and Boast not of your good luck
少说失意事,莫夸好运道收藏
They can do least that Boast loudest
吹牛的人做的最少收藏
"Great Boast, small roast"
说得天花乱坠,成事微乎其微收藏
But it is not often that virtue can boast an interest such as this
但是美德不是经常能引起这种兴趣的。收藏
The fishing boast rested on the bay under their white sails
扬着白帆的渔船停在海湾上。收藏

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英英解释

名词解释：

speaking of yourself in superlatives
[同] jactitation, boast, boasting, self-praise

动词解释：

show off
[同] gas, gasconade, blow, bluster, boast, brag, shoot a line, swash, tout, vaunt
wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner
- she was sporting a new hat
[同] feature, boast, sport

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