boast

Word family nounboasterboastfulnessboastingadjectiveboastfulboastlessboastedadverbboastfullyverbboast

boast1 /bəʊst $ boʊst/ verb

1 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]BOAST to talk too proudly about your abilities, achievements, or possessions 夸口，夸耀，吹嘘

‘I wouldn’t be afraid, ’ she boasted.

“我才不怕呢。”她吹嘘道。

boast that

Amy boasted that her son was a genius.

埃米夸耀自己的儿子是天才。

boast about

He’s boasting about how much money he has made.

他在吹嘘自己赚了多少多少钱。

boast of

The company is inclined to boast of its success.

这家公司喜欢炫耀自己的成就。

2 [transitiveT not in progressive]GOOD/EXCELLENT if a place, object, or organization boasts something, it has something that is very good 〔地方、机构等〕自豪地拥有〔好的事物〕

The city boasts two excellent museums.

这个城市以拥有两个优秀的博物馆而自豪。

The Society boasts 3,000 members worldwide.

这个协会以拥有3,000名来自世界各地的会员而自豪。

—boaster noun [countableC]

n THESAURUS

boast to talk too proudly about your abilities, achievements, or possessions because you want other people to admire you

She’s always boasting about how good she is at languages.

brag to boast in a way that annoys other people. Brag is more informal than boast

He was bragging about how many girlfriends he had had.

I don’t think they have anything to brag about.

The rebels have repeatedly bragged that their fighters have been responsible for the mounting attacks on policemen, 226 of whom were killed last year.

blow your own trumpet British EnglishBrE, blow your own horn American EnglishAmE spoken to talk a lot about your achievements – used especially when you want to mention your achievements but do not want to sound as if you are boasting

I don’t want to blow my own trumpet, but it was me who came up with the idea for the project in the first place.

crow to boast about something you have achieved, when other people have been less lucky or successful

Nordstrom and his supporters are still crowing about winning the lawsuit.

gloat to behave in a way that shows that you are proud of your own success and happy about someone else’s failure

The Australians are still gloating over their victory over England.

The liberals are gloating and celebrating all over town.

I haven’t come to gloat! We all have to lose sometimes.

be full of yourself informal to show by your words and behaviour that you are very proud of your abilities and achievements – used when you dislike someone because of this

‘He’s so full of himself, ’ Constance complained. ‘He thinks he can get away with anything.’

After the game she was really full of herself.

Examples from the Corpus

boast• It boasts a post box, stamp machine as well as an A/B button telephone.• She's always boasting about how clever her children are.• Scott was boasting about winning the game against Melrose High.• Each luxury home boasts an indoor pool and three-car garage.• The new athletic center boasts an Olympic-size swimming pool.• I don't want to boast, but I was the first woman ever to win the competition.• The inside of the theater boasted more substantial fare.• Also, more than half of the associates can boast of perfect attendance records.• On the scaffold an unrepentant Jarman boasted of some sixty or seventy murders.• He has an understanding equal to any public object, and possesses an energy of mind that few Men can boast of.• The golf course is surrounded by hills and boasts some of the finest scenery in the country.• Hank was boasting that he could drink a case of beer by himself.• She boasted that she had two bedrooms and a bathroom, which had been constructed from a third bedroom.

boast that• He boasts that he has already lost 10 pounds because of the exercise.• He can boast that he has appointed more black people to various posts in Washington than any other president.• Read in studio Now, we've all heard of the tyre company that boasts that it's fitters are fastest.• It proudly boasted that it was the Jack-in-the-Box Private Kindergarten, for children aged 2-5 years.• They boasted that it was the worst they'd ever known, and could expect a million profit with confidence.• The company boasts that its packaging is recyclable.• Many Tory party cheer-leaders boast that there has been a cultural revolution.• Administration officials boasted that they would eliminate 250 spending projects.

boast2 noun [countableC]

BOASTsomething that you like telling people because you are proud of it 引以自豪的事物，感到骄傲的事

It is the company’s proud boast that it can deal with all a customer’s needs in one phone call.

这家公司所引以自豪的是，一通电话它就能满足一位客户所有的需求。

Philip’s boast is that he started out without any outside financial backing.

菲利普引以自豪的是他的起家没有依赖任何外来的资助。

an empty/idle/vain boast (=a false statement that something is good or possible) 大话，瞎吹

‘Making knowledge work’ is the university’s phrase, and it is no idle boast (=not a boast, but true).

“学以致用”是这所大学的校训，这确实不是一句空话。

Examples from the Corpus

boast• A boast, perhaps, but who can quarrel with it?• Pat regretted her boast that she would be first to reach the top of the mountain.• Had anyone really connected his exorbitant fundraising practices to his boasts about providing girls for Bill?• No boast, no brag, no chest-thumping, no combat fatigues.• Feffer had a strange need to cover himself with the brocade of boasts.• During the campaign, he made a ridiculous boast that 30 million new jobs would be created if he won the election.• The establishment's boast was that if it wasn't on the menu, then you could take your pick for free.

an empty/idle/vain boast• She could defend herself - that hadn't been an empty boast.• It seemed that Perseus had been led by his angry pride into making an empty boast.• Nor was this an empty boast.

Origin boast1

(1200-1300) Anglo-French bost “boasting”

词汇	boast
释义	boast Word family nounboasterboastfulnessboastingadjectiveboastfulboastlessboastedadverbboastfullyverbboast boast1 /bəʊst $ boʊst/ ●●○ verb 1 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]BOAST to talk too proudly about your abilities, achievements, or possessions 夸口，夸耀，吹嘘 ‘I wouldn’t be afraid, ’ she boasted. “我才不怕呢。”她吹嘘道。 boast that Amy boasted that her son was a genius. 埃米夸耀自己的儿子是天才。 boast about He’s boasting about how much money he has made. 他在吹嘘自己赚了多少多少钱。 boast of The company is inclined to boast of its success. 这家公司喜欢炫耀自己的成就。 2 [transitiveT not in progressive]GOOD/EXCELLENT if a place, object, or organization boasts something, it has something that is very good 〔地方、机构等〕自豪地拥有〔好的事物〕 The city boasts two excellent museums. 这个城市以拥有两个优秀的博物馆而自豪。 The Society boasts 3,000 members worldwide. 这个协会以拥有3,000名来自世界各地的会员而自豪。 —boaster noun [countableC] n THESAURUS boast to talk too proudly about your abilities, achievements, or possessions because you want other people to admire you She’s always boasting about how good she is at languages. brag to boast in a way that annoys other people. Brag is more informal than boast He was bragging about how many girlfriends he had had. I don’t think they have anything to brag about. The rebels have repeatedly bragged that their fighters have been responsible for the mounting attacks on policemen, 226 of whom were killed last year. blow your own trumpet British EnglishBrE, blow your own horn American EnglishAmE spoken to talk a lot about your achievements – used especially when you want to mention your achievements but do not want to sound as if you are boasting I don’t want to blow my own trumpet, but it was me who came up with the idea for the project in the first place. crow to boast about something you have achieved, when other people have been less lucky or successful Nordstrom and his supporters are still crowing about winning the lawsuit. gloat to behave in a way that shows that you are proud of your own success and happy about someone else’s failure The Australians are still gloating over their victory over England. The liberals are gloating and celebrating all over town. I haven’t come to gloat! We all have to lose sometimes. be full of yourself informal to show by your words and behaviour that you are very proud of your abilities and achievements – used when you dislike someone because of this ‘He’s so full of himself, ’ Constance complained. ‘He thinks he can get away with anything.’ After the game she was really full of herself. Examples from the Corpus boast• It boasts a post box, stamp machine as well as an A/B button telephone.• She's always boasting about how clever her children are.• Scott was boasting about winning the game against Melrose High.• Each luxury home boasts an indoor pool and three-car garage.• The new athletic center boasts an Olympic-size swimming pool.• I don't want to boast, but I was the first woman ever to win the competition.• The inside of the theater boasted more substantial fare.• Also, more than half of the associates can boast of perfect attendance records.• On the scaffold an unrepentant Jarman boasted of some sixty or seventy murders.• He has an understanding equal to any public object, and possesses an energy of mind that few Men can boast of.• The golf course is surrounded by hills and boasts some of the finest scenery in the country.• Hank was boasting that he could drink a case of beer by himself.• She boasted that she had two bedrooms and a bathroom, which had been constructed from a third bedroom. boast that• He boasts that he has already lost 10 pounds because of the exercise.• He can boast that he has appointed more black people to various posts in Washington than any other president.• Read in studio Now, we've all heard of the tyre company that boasts that it's fitters are fastest.• It proudly boasted that it was the Jack-in-the-Box Private Kindergarten, for children aged 2-5 years.• They boasted that it was the worst they'd ever known, and could expect a million profit with confidence.• The company boasts that its packaging is recyclable.• Many Tory party cheer-leaders boast that there has been a cultural revolution.• Administration officials boasted that they would eliminate 250 spending projects. boast2 ●○○ noun [countableC] BOASTsomething that you like telling people because you are proud of it 引以自豪的事物，感到骄傲的事 It is the company’s proud boast that it can deal with all a customer’s needs in one phone call. 这家公司所引以自豪的是，一通电话它就能满足一位客户所有的需求。 Philip’s boast is that he started out without any outside financial backing. 菲利普引以自豪的是他的起家没有依赖任何外来的资助。 an empty/idle/vain boast (=a false statement that something is good or possible) 大话，瞎吹 ‘Making knowledge work’ is the university’s phrase, and it is no idle boast (=not a boast, but true). “学以致用”是这所大学的校训，这确实不是一句空话。 Examples from the Corpus boast• A boast, perhaps, but who can quarrel with it?• Pat regretted her boast that she would be first to reach the top of the mountain.• Had anyone really connected his exorbitant fundraising practices to his boasts about providing girls for Bill?• No boast, no brag, no chest-thumping, no combat fatigues.• Feffer had a strange need to cover himself with the brocade of boasts.• During the campaign, he made a ridiculous boast that 30 million new jobs would be created if he won the election.• The establishment's boast was that if it wasn't on the menu, then you could take your pick for free. an empty/idle/vain boast• She could defend herself - that hadn't been an empty boast.• It seemed that Perseus had been led by his angry pride into making an empty boast.• Nor was this an empty boast. Origin boast1 (1200-1300) Anglo-French bost “boasting”
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