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boast (obj) SPEAK PROUDLYHbEJst, $boJstvdisapproving to speak too proudly or happily about what you have done or what you own; to BRAG自吹自擂，自夸;夸耀;吹嘘，夸口He didn't talk about his top exam results in case people thought he was boasting. [I]他并没有谈论自己很高的考试成绩，以免人们认为他在自我吹嘘。She boasted of / about how she had written a novel when she was only 15. [I]她吹嘘自己在只有十五岁时是如何写了一部小说。Parents enjoy boasting about their children's achievements. [I]父母们都喜欢夸耀自己孩子们取得的成绩。They boasted that they had never had an accident yet. [+ that clause]他们夸口说他们还从来没发生过事故。"I won, " boasted Tim. [+ clause]“我嬴了，”提姆吹嘘道。
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