brag
verb [intransitive, transitive] (disapproving)- brag (to somebody) (about/of something) | brag that… | + speech
to talk too proudly about something you own or something you have done synonym boast吹嘘;自吹自擂 He bragged to his friends about the crime. 他向朋友炫耀那桩罪行。 I’m not bragging but I think I did very well in the interview. 不是我吹嘘,我认为我在面试中确实表现出色。 They repeatedly bragged that one of their men was responsible for the shooting. 他们一再吹嘘说他们的一个人对这次枪击事件负责。
Word OriginMiddle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘boastful’): of unknown origin (French braguer is recorded only later).