boast

boast, brag, crow, pride

名词 boast:

1. speaking of yourself in superlatives
   同义词：boasting, self-praise, jactitation

动词 boast:

1. show off
   同义词：tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade
2. wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner
   同义词：sport, feature

1. It is one of their proudest boasts that they have halved the death rate from typhoid.
   他们使伤寒病人的死亡率降低了一半，这是他们最感骄傲的事之一。
2. Don't believe him; he is just boasting.
   别相信他，他只是在吹嘘罢了。

boast

v.（动词）
boast.ed,boast.ing,boasts
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To glorify oneself in speech; talk in a self-admiring way.
自吹自擂，自夸：讲话中炫耀自己；以自我欣赏的方式说话
v.tr.（及物动词）
To speak of with excessive pride.
夸耀：用特别得意的口气说话
Usage Problem To possess or own (a desirable feature):
【用法疑难】 拥有：拥有或占据（让人满意的特点）：
例句：
.[the] capital of a region in the southeast that boasts bountiful coal fields. (US Air)
. 拥有丰富煤炭矿藏的东南地区首府. (美国航空)

To contain; have.
包含；有
n.（名词）
The act or an instance of bragging.
自吹自擂：自吹自擂的行动或事例
A source of pride.
足以自豪的事物

来源：
Middle English bosten
中古英语 bosten
from bost [a brag]
源自 bost [自夸者]

【引伸】
boast.er
n.（名词）
boast.ful
adj.（形容词）
boast.fully
adv.（副词）
boast.fulness
n.（名词）
<参考词汇><同义词>boast,brag,crow,vauntThese verbs all mean to speak with pride,often excessive pride, about oneself or something,such as one`s possessions, related to oneself.
这些动词都表示夸耀，通常对自己或某些事过分骄傲，例如对自己拥有的东西或与自己相关的东西。
Boast is the most general:
Boast 最为常用：
例句：
.We confide [i.e., have confidence] in our strength, without boasting of it; we respect that of others, without fearing it. (Thomas Jefferson).
.我们自信于 自己的力量， 这并非自夸；我们也重视别人的力量，但并不畏惧. （托马斯·杰斐逊）。

Brag implies exaggerated claims and often an air of insolent superiority:
Brag 蕴涵着虚张声势，通常还表示一种傲慢的态度：
例句：
He bragged that his father was the most successful stockbroker on Wall Street.
他吹嘘他父亲是华尔街上最成功的股票经纪人。

Crow stresses exultation and loud rejoicing, as over a victory:
Crow 强调因胜利等而欣喜若狂和大声庆贺：
例句：
No candidate should crow until the votes have been counted.
在选票计算出来之前没有候选人会自吹自擂。

Vaunt suggests ostentatiousness and lofty extravagance of expression:
Vaunt 表示炫耀和轻率地夸张：
例句：
.an elite that . . . vaunts diplomacy over national security concerns. (Jim Hoagland).
.一个社会名流…出于国家安全考虑而夸耀其外交政策. （吉姆·郝格兰德）

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有人反对将boast 用作意指.占有或拥有（一种良好素质）.的及物动词， 比如在这家媒体网络拥有比任何其他传播媒介都大的专业人员和管理人员群体 中。 然而这种用法已被广泛接受了，百分之六十二的用法专题使用小组成员同意这种用法

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v.tr.（及物动词）
boast.ed,boast.ing,boasts
To shape or form (stone) roughly with a broad chisel.
粗雕： 用一宽凿子粗糙的塑造或雕刻（石头）

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