boast
US
UK boast vi: (brag)
SC 吹牛 chuī niú
SC 自夸 chuī niú，zì kuā
I don't like to talk to Terrence because he always boasts.
我不喜欢跟特伦斯聊天，因为他总是自吹自擂。
boast about [sth/sb] vi + prep: (speak proudly)
SC 炫耀 xuàn yào
SC 夸耀 xuàn yào，kuā yào
I'm so bored of Tom boasting about his new car.
Jillian is boasting about her children again.
我对汤姆老是吹嘘他的新车感到厌烦。// 基莉安又开始炫耀她的孩子了。
boast that vtr: (claim arrogantly)
SC 自夸，吹嘘 zì kuā，chuī xū
TC 吹噓
TC 吹噓
Elaine boasted that she can do a backflip, but no one has actually seen her do it.
伊莲恩吹嘘说自己能后空翻，不过没人真正见识过。
boast of doing [sth] v expr: (speak proudly)
SC 炫耀 xuàn yào
SC 夸耀 xuàn yào，kuā yào
She always boasts of having the largest house in the street.
她总是夸耀自己的房子是整条街最大的。
boast about doing [sth] v expr: (speak proudly about achieving [sth])
SC 炫耀做过（某事）
SC 夸耀取得过（某种成就）
Marcus often boasts about running the Boston Marathon last year.
马库斯去年参加了波士顿马拉松赛，时常炫耀。
boast of doing [sth] v expr: (claim to have done [sth])
SC 自称做过某事
SC 自夸做过某事
SC 吹嘘某事
He boasted of once catching the biggest trout ever recorded.
他自称曾经抓到过破纪录的大鳟鱼。
boast [sth] vtr: (have: [sth] desirable)
SC 自豪地拥有
SC 以拥有…而自傲
SC 引以为傲
The hotel boasts an Olympic-sized swimming pool, a sauna, and a gym.
酒店配有奥林匹克规模的游泳池、一间桑拿室和一间健身房，引以为傲。
boast n: (source of pride)
SC 值得骄傲的事情 zhí dé jiāo ào de shì qíng
Ron's biggest boast is that he once made a cake for the Queen.
boast n: (bragging claim)
SC 自吹自擂 zì chuī zì léi
SC 自我吹嘘
Everyone found Brian's boast difficult to believe.
大家都不怎么相信布莱恩的自我吹嘘。
boast of doing [sth] vi + prep: (claim)
SC 吹嘘做某事
boast of doing [sth] vi + prep: (speak proudly)
SC 炫耀做某事