v.自夸；吹牛；以...為榮

n.自夸；引以為榮的事物

Don't boast and don't be modest. 不要自夸,也不要太謙虛。

Nobody should boast of his learning. 誰也不應(yīng)當(dāng)夸耀自己的學(xué)識。

He never boasted of his cleverness. 他未曾夸耀過自己的聰明。

Don't believe him; he is just boasting. 別相信他，他只是在吹噓罷了。

He boasted that he could run very fast. 他吹牛說他可以跑得很快。

Our school can boast of a fine swimming pool. 本校以擁有一座設(shè)備完善的游泳池而自豪。

Our school library boasts quite a few rare books. 我們學(xué)校圖書館以藏有好多珍本書而自豪。

The town boasts a world-famous art gallery. 這個鎮(zhèn)子引以為榮的是有個聞名於世的美術(shù)館。

That brother of yours is full of boasts. 你那個寶貝兄弟滿口大話。

His boast is that he is the best. 他自吹他是最好的。

It was his proud boast that he had never missed a day's work because of illness. 他從未請過一天病假，這是他引以自豪的事。

It is his boast that he has never been late for work. 他為自己上班從未遲到感到自豪。

boast的基本意思是“升,提”,指說話人在確實(shí)具有夸耀理由的基礎(chǔ)上,對自己的某一事(如業(yè)績、成就、學(xué)識、機(jī)靈、祖先等)有比事實(shí)更大的虛飾,更多的炫耀,有言過其實(shí)的成分,可譯作“夸口”或“吹噓”,但并不一定都有壞的含義。引申表示為“因擁有…而自豪”。

boast用作不及物動詞時,意為“自夸”“自吹自擂”,常接介詞of或about; 用作及物動詞時可跟簡單賓語,也可跟that從句。接以“(to be)+ n./adj. ”充當(dāng)補(bǔ)足語的復(fù)合賓語時則表示“自詡是”“自夸是”。

boast用在進(jìn)行時態(tài)中時,并不真正表示“正在吹噓”,而是說他有愛吹噓的壞毛病。

boast作“自夸的話”解時有貶義，作“引以為榮的事物”解時不帶貶義。

boast后常跟that引導(dǎo)的同位語從句。