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boast

verb
 
/bəʊst/
/bəʊst/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they boast
/bəʊst/
/bəʊst/
he / she / it boasts
/bəʊsts/
/bəʊsts/
past simple boasted
/ˈbəʊstɪd/
/ˈbəʊstɪd/
past participle boasted
/ˈbəʊstɪd/
/ˈbəʊstɪd/
-ing form boasting
/ˈbəʊstɪŋ/
/ˈbəʊstɪŋ/
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  1.  
    [intransitive, transitive] to talk in a way that shows you are too proud of something that you have or can do自夸；自吹自擂
    • I don't want to boast, but I can actually speak six languages.不是我吹嘘，我确实能讲六种语言。
    • boast about something She is always boasting about how wonderful her children are.她总是夸耀她的孩子多么出色。
    • boast of something He openly boasted of his skill as a burglar.他公然炫耀他的盗窃手法。
    • boast that… Sam boasted that she could beat anyone at poker.萨姆吹嘘说打扑克牌谁都不是她的对手。
    • Hay's booksellers justifiably boast that they cater for all tastes.合益的书商有理由吹嘘他们迎合所有人的口味。
    • + speech ‘I won!’ she boasted.“我赢了！” 她夸口道。
    Topics Successc1, Personal qualitiesc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • openly
    preposition
    • about
    • of
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  2.  
    [transitive] (not used in the progressive tenses不用于进行时) boast something to have something that is impressive 有（值得自豪的东西）
    • The hotel also boasts two swimming pools and a golf course.那家酒店还有两个游泳池和一个高尔夫球场。
    • Rhodes boasts 300 days of sunshine a year.罗得岛一年有300天都是阳光灿烂的日子。
    • This is a region which proudly boasts its own distinct culture.这是一个拥有独特文化的地区。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • proudly
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    3. Word OriginMiddle English (as a noun): of unknown origin.

boast

noun
/bəʊst/
/bəʊst/
 (often disapproving)
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  1. boast (that…) something that a person talks about in a very proud way, often to seem more important or clever夸耀；夸口
    • Despite his boasts that his children were brilliant, neither of them went to college.尽管他夸赞他的两个孩子聪明，他们却都没念上大学。
    • It was her proud boast that she had never missed a day's work because of illness.她引以自豪的是她从未因病而耽误过一天工作。
    • Her claim that she could beat us all was clearly no idle/empty boast (= it was true).她声称她能打败我们所有人，这显然不是一句空话。
    Topics Successc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • proud
    • empty
    • idle
    • …
    verb + boast
    • make
    preposition
    • boast about
    • boast of
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    Word OriginMiddle English (as a noun): of unknown origin.

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