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- reporting verb talk with excessive pride and self-satisfaction about one's achievements, possessions, or abilities自夸, 自吹自擂, 夸耀：
with direct speech Ted used to boast 'I manage ten people'特德过去常吹嘘道：“我管十个人。”
with clause he boasted that he had taken part in the crime他自吹自擂说自己参与了那桩犯罪活动
no obj. she boasted about her many conquests.她自夸有很多人拜倒在她的石榴裙下。
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- with obj.(of a person, place, or thing) possess (a feature that is a source of pride)（人, 地方, 事物）拥有（可引以自豪的特点）：
the hotel boasts high standards of comfort.
那家宾馆提供高标准的服务使旅客舒适满意。
- an act of talking with excessive pride and self-satisfaction自夸, 自吹自擂, 夸耀：
I said I would score and it wasn't an idle boast.
我说我会得分, 这不是无聊的吹牛。
派生词
boaster
nounboastingly
adverb词源
Middle English (as a noun)： of unknown origin.