boasts; boasted; boasting
boasts; boasted; boasting
Learner's definition of BOAST
1
: to express too much pride in yourself or in something you have, have done, or are connected to in some way自夸；自吹自擂 [no object]
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They boasted to their friends about their son's salary.他们向朋友们吹嘘儿子的薪水很高。
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She boasted of having won five games in a row.她吹嘘自己连胜五场。
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That score is nothing to boast about. [=you shouldn't be proud of that score; that score is not very good]那个分数没什么可吹的。
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He liked to boast that he was the richest man in town.他喜欢吹嘘自己是城中首富。
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“I've sold more paintings than you ever will,” the artist boasted.“我已经卖出去的画比你这辈子能卖出去的还多。”那个画家吹牛说。
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[+ object] : to have (something that is impressive)拥有（令人钦佩的东西） 2 boast /ˈboʊst/ noun
plural boasts
plural boasts
Learner's definition of BOAST
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: a statement in which you express too much pride in yourself or in something you have, have done, or are connected to in some way自夸；自吹自擂；吹牛 -
When he says he's the richest man in town, he's not just making an idle/empty boast.他说自己是城中首富的时候，可不是在瞎吹。
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We were offended by his boast that he would easily beat us.他夸口说轻而易举就能打败我们，这让我们很生气。
2
: a reason to be proud : something impressive that someone or something has or has done值得夸耀的原因；值得自豪的事 — boastful
/ˈboʊstfəl/ adjective [more boastful; most boastful] — boastfully
/ˈboʊstfəli/ adverb
— boastfulness
noun [noncount]