一、詳細(xì)釋義：


n.

自夸，夸口；自負(fù)；值得夸耀的事物，引以為榮的事物


例句：

It is the charity's proud boast that it has never yet turned anyone away.

該慈善機(jī)構(gòu)從未將任何人拒之門外，并引以為豪。


例句：

He was asked about earlier boasts of a quick victory.

有人質(zhì)問(wèn)他早先說(shuō)過(guò)的那些速戰(zhàn)速?zèng)Q的大話。


v.

自夸，夸口，自吹自擂 [I,T]


例句：

He thought that it was something of which he could justifiably boast.

他認(rèn)為這是一件可以自夸的事。


例句：

They can do least that boast loudest.

吹牛的人做的最少。


以有…而自豪，自負(fù) [T]


例句：

The houses will boast the latest energy-saving technology.

這些房屋將采用最新節(jié)能技術(shù)。


例句：

Frommen says his country boasts a healthy economy.

弗羅曼稱他的國(guó)家經(jīng)濟(jì)運(yùn)行良好。


二、詞義辨析：


boast,brag,crow,pride

這些動(dòng)詞均含有“自夸，吹噓”之意。 boast普通用詞，指對(duì)自己所做的事，自己的長(zhǎng)處、財(cái)富以及家庭等的夸耀，常含言過(guò)其實(shí)的意味。 brag非正式用詞，其夸耀和吹噓意味強(qiáng)于boast，到了過(guò)分夸大，有時(shí)令人討厭的地步。 crow多指大聲吵嚷地吹噓，夸耀自己做某事比他人做得好。 pride與boast的意義較接近，指炫耀、夸口，自鳴得意，常與反身代詞連用。


三、參考例句：


They can do least that boast loudest.

吹牛的人做的最少。


That's nothing to boast of.

那沒(méi)什么好夸耀的。


Nobody should boast of his learning.

誰(shuí)也不應(yīng)當(dāng)夸耀自己的學(xué)識(shí)。


Jack likes to boast about his achievements.

杰克喜歡吹噓他的成就。


Nobody should boast of his own learning.

誰(shuí)也沒(méi)有必要炫耀自己的學(xué)識(shí)。


A?man?of?character?does?not?boast?about?his?successes.

高尚的人從不夸耀他的成功.


A modest man will never?boast?of?his merits.

謙虛的人決不夸自己的功勞。


A modest man will never boast of his merits.

謙虛的人決不夸自己的功勞。


He always boast about how well he plays golf.

他常常自夸他高爾夫球打得如何如何好。


She likes to boast about the cleverness of her child.

她喜歡夸耀她的孩子聰明。