boasts
基本解释
- v.自夸；吹牛；以...为荣
- n.自夸；引以为荣的事物
用法辨析
- boast的基本意思是“升,提”,指说话人在确实具有夸耀理由的基础上,对自己的某一事(如业绩、成就、学识、机灵、祖先等)有比事实更大的虚饰,更多的炫耀,有言过其实的成分,可译作“夸口”或“吹嘘”,但并不一定都有坏的含义。引申表示为“因拥有…而自豪”。
- boast用作不及物动词时,意为“自夸”“自吹自擂”,常接介词of或about; 用作及物动词时可跟简单宾语,也可跟that从句。接以“(to be)+ n./adj. ”充当补足语的复合宾语时则表示“自诩是”“自夸是”。
- boast用在进行时态中时,并不真正表示“正在吹嘘”,而是说他有爱吹嘘的坏毛病。
- boast作“自夸的话”解时有贬义，作“引以为荣的事物”解时不带贬义。
- boast后常跟that引导的同位语从句。
v. (动词)
n. (名词)
英汉例句
- Don't believe him; he's just boasting.
别信他,他不过是在吹牛。 - She boasts her skill.
她夸耀自己的本领。 - The man boasted that he has ever attended that famous battle.
这个男人夸口说他曾经参加过那次著名的战役。 - He boasted himself a fashion expert.
他自吹是个时装专家。 - He boasted to newsmen,“I'm the best long distance runner in the region.”
他向记者自夸道:“我是本地区最佳的长跑运动员。” - He is full of boasts.
他满口大话。
用作动词 (v.)
用作不及物动词: S+～(+A)
用作及物动词: S+～+ n./pron.
S+～+that/wh-clause
用作宾补动词: S+～+ n./pron. +(to be) n./pron.
引出直接引语
用作名词 (n.)
词组短语
- boast the good laboratory 为有这个好实验室而自豪
- boast a good school 以有一所好学校而自豪
- boast one 's skill 夸耀自己的本领
- boast too much 大话说得太多
- boast well 很好地夸耀
- boast arrogantly 高傲地自吹自擂
用作动词 (v.)
～+名词
～+副词
英英字典
- If someone boasts about something that they have done or that they own, they talk about it very proudly, in a way that other people may find irritating or offensive.
- Boast is also a noun.
- If someone or something can boast a particular achievement or possession, they have achieved or possess that thing.
- to shape or dress (stone) roughly with a broad chisel
- a stroke in which the ball is hit on to one of the side walls before hitting the front wall
- to hit (the ball) in this way or make such a stroke
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专业释义
- 夸口说
- 自夸