boast
自夸
常用释义
英音[ bəʊst ]
美音[ boʊst ]
变形
复数:
boasts
第三人称单数:
boasts
现在分词:
boasting
过去式:
boasted
过去分词:
boasted
基本释义
- v. 有（值得自豪的东西）；吹嘘，夸耀
- n. 夸耀，自吹自擂，感到自豪的事
- 【名】 (Boast)（英）博斯特（人名）
考试频率
中考
考频：近四年出现2次
- n/v. 自夸; 夸口
高考
考频：近六年出现2次
- n/v. 自夸; 夸口
四级
考频：近五年出现4次
- n/v. 自夸; 夸口
- v. 具有特点
六级
考频：近五年出现4次
- n/v. 自夸; 夸口
- v. 具有特点
考研
考频：近六年出现2次
- n/v. 自夸; 夸口
考点用法
【可数名词】意为“吹牛”
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。
经典例句
【不及物动词】意为“自夸”，常与副词或介词组成固定搭配
boast about sb 夸耀，吹嘘
He wants these kids to learn to boast about themselves.
他希望这些孩子学会夸耀自己。
2019年 · 高考 · 全国卷I · 阅读理解
boast of sth 夸耀，吹嘘
He tends to boast of what he has done.
他喜欢夸耀自己的所作所为。
经典例句
例句
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1·All three Internet agencies boast they've won major accounts.所有的三家网络代理公司都夸口说他们已赢得了大客户。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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2·I don't want to boast, but I can actually speak six languages.不是我吹嘘，我确实能讲六种语言。来源: 《牛津词典》
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3·In its heyday, the studio's boast was that it had more stars than there are in heaven.该制片厂吹嘘，它在鼎盛时期拥有的明星比天上的星星还多。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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4·This is an age when we boast of our emotional intelligence and we claim to feel each other's pain.这是一个我们吹嘘情商并宣称能够体会到彼此痛苦的年代。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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5·It has never been her boast that she alone could accomplish the work.她从没有夸口说她能独立完成那项工作。
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6·Mr. Darling used to boast to Wendy that her mother not only loved him but respected him.达林先生常常对温迪夸口说，她母亲不仅爱他，而且尊重他。
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7·"Yes, no wonder," was my next remark, "Catherine used to boast that she stood between you and bodily harm."“是的，难怪，”我接口说，“凯瑟琳经常夸口说她护住你，使你的身体不受伤害。”
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8·An adult hedgehog can boast 7,500 spines.一只成年刺猬能有多达7500根刺。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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9·The houses will boast the latest energy-saving technology.这些房屋将采用最新节能技术。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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10·It is the charity's proud boast that it has never yet turned anyone away.该慈善机构自吹自擂，声称从来没有拒绝过任何人。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
网络释义
- boast of : 吹牛，自夸
- boast about : 自夸，吹嘘
同义词
n.
自夸；值得夸耀的事物，引以为荣的事物
同根词
词根：
boast
boastful
adj
自夸的；自负的；喜夸耀的
boastfully
adv
自夸地
boasting
n
吹嘘
boaster
n
自夸的人；大言不惭的人；吹牛者
boasting
v
吹嘘，夸耀（boast的ing形式）
词语辨析
boast/brag/crow.导航词义：吹嘘，自夸
boast:v. 吹嘘，自吹自擂.普通用词，指对自己的能力、成就、财富以及家庭等进行夸耀，常含言过其实的意味。
He boasted that he had never failed a test.
他自夸考试从未不及格过。
There's nothing to boast of.
没有什么值得夸耀的。
brag:v. 自夸，吹嘘.指过分夸大自己的才能、财富等，其夸耀和吹嘘的程度强于 boast，甚至到了令人讨厌的地步。
She used to brag that she was the most talented woman in her country.
她过去总是自夸说她是全国最有才华的女人。
He often brags about his cleverness.
他常常吹嘘自己的聪明才智。
crow:v. 吹嘘，自夸.通常指得意洋洋地大声夸耀自己的成功。
She always crows about her success.
她总是夸耀自己的成功。
He was crowing over winning the bet.
他在大声吹嘘自己打赌赢了。