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吹嘘；炫耀；夸耀 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.
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Witnesses said Furci boasted that he took part in killing them...
几位证人声称富尔奇曾吹嘘自己参与了对他们的屠杀。
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Carol boasted about her costume...
卡萝尔炫耀着自己的穿着打扮。
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He's boasted of being involved in the arms theft...
他吹嘘自己参与过盗窃军火的行动。
- Boast is also a noun.
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It is the charity's proud boast that it has never yet turned anyone away...
该慈善机构从未将任何人拒之门外，并引以为豪。
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He was asked about earlier boasts of a quick victory.
有人质问他早先说过的那些速战速决的大话。
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- Noun
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1. speaking of yourself in superlatives
- synonym： boasting，self-praise，jactitation
- Verb
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1. show off
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2. wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner;
- 1. It (指 swallow) tires not nor does it boast of its power; but belongs to the air, travelling it may be six thousand miles to and from its northern nesting home feeding its flown young as it flies and slipping through a medium that seems to help itspassage even when the wind is adverse.
- 它不知疲劳，也不夸耀自己的飞翔能力，然而它在空中十分自如，可以一直飞行6，000英里。飞向北方的筑有鸟巢的家乡以及从那里飞走，在飞行的过程中还要喂养已出窠的雏燕，甚至在顶风的时候也能够不费劲地穿过那似乎有助它迁栖的气流。
来自《用法词典》
- 2. It has never been her boast that she alone could accomplish the work.
- 她从没有夸口说只有她能完成那项工作。
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 3. It is nothing to boast of.
- 这没有什么可夸耀的。
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 4. Talent is his boast.
- 他以有才自豪。
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
