英:[bəʊst]
美:[boʊst]
英:[bəʊst]
美:[boʊst]
复数:boasts
第三人称单数:boasts
现在分词:boasting
过去式:boasted
过去分词:boasted
boastingly (adv.), boaster (n.)
词根:boast
adj.boastful 自夸的;自负的;喜夸耀的
adv.boastfully 自夸地
n.boasting 吹嘘
boaster 自夸的人;大言不惭的人;吹牛者
v.boasting 吹嘘,夸耀(boast的ing形式)
noun
a statement expressing excessive pride in oneself : the act or an instance of boasting (see boast entry 2) : brag
It may sound like a boast, but I truly am very wealthy.
a cause for pride
verb (1)
intransitive verb
to praise oneself extravagantly in speech : speak of oneself with excessive pride
boasting about her accomplishments
archaic glory, exult
transitive verb
to speak of or assert with excessive pride
He liked to boast that he was the richest man in town.
to possess and often call attention to (something that is a source of pride)
boasts a new stadium
have, contain
a room boasting no more than a desk and a chair
verb (2)
transitive verb
to shape (stone) roughly in sculpture and stonecutting as a preliminary to finer work
boast of吹牛,自夸
boast about自夸,吹嘘
这组词都有“自夸,吹嘘”的意思,其区别是:
pride与boast的意义较接近,指炫耀、夸口,自鸣得意,常与反身代词连用。
boast普通用词,指对自己所做的事,自己的长处、财富以及家庭等的夸耀,常含言过其实的意味。
brag非正式用词,其夸耀和吹嘘意味强于boast,到了过分夸大,有时令人讨厌的地步。
crow多指大声吵嚷地吹嘘,夸耀自己做某事比他人做得好。
以上来源于网络
13世纪中期,“傲慢,自负,骄傲; ”约1300年,“吹嘘,夸张的言辞”,源自盎格鲁-法语 bost “炫耀”,可能来自斯堪的纳维亚源头(比较挪威语 baus “骄傲,大胆,勇敢”),源自原始日耳曼语 *bausia “膨胀,吹气,肿胀”(源头还包括中古高地德语 bus “肿胀”,方言德语 baustern “肿胀”; 中古荷兰语 bose,荷兰语 boos “邪恶,恶毒,愤怒”,古高地德语 bosi “无价值的,诽谤的”,德语 böse “邪恶的,坏的,愤怒的”),源自原始印欧语 *bhou-, 变体为 *beu-, *bheu-, 一种与肿胀有关的词根(参见 bull(n.2))。
显然,这个概念是指因骄傲而“膨胀”; 比较古英语 belgan “变得愤怒,冒犯,激怒”, belg “愤怒,傲慢”,来自与 bellows 和 belly(n.)相同的词根。意思是“吹嘘的原因,引起骄傲的场合”来自于1590年代。相关: Boasted; boasting。古英语中“吹嘘”的词是 micelsprecende,字面意思是“大话”。
Noun and Verb (1) Middle English boost Verb (2) origin unknown
The first known use of boast was in the 14th century
boatloadnoun
a load that fills a boat
a large amount
a boatload of money
boat1 of 2noun
a small vessel for travel on water
ship entry 1 sense 1
a boat-shaped utensil
gravy boat
boat2 of 2verb
to put into or carry in a boat
to travel by boat
boathousenoun
a shelter for boats
boaternoun
a person who travels in a boat
a stiff straw hat
boat1 of 2noun
a small vessel for travel on water
ship entry 1 sense 1
a boat-shaped utensil
gravy boat
boat2 of 2verb
to put into or carry in a boat
to travel by boat
boast1 of 2noun
the act of boasting
a cause for pride
boast2 of 2verb
to praise one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments
to have and display proudly
our band boasted new uniforms
boast1 of 2noun
the act of boasting
a cause for pride
boast2 of 2verb
to praise one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments
to have and display proudly
our band boasted new uniforms
boast1 of 2noun
the act of boasting
a cause for pride
boast2 of 2verb
to praise one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments
to have and display proudly
our band boasted new uniforms
boast1 of 2noun
the act of boasting
a cause for pride
boast2 of 2verb
to praise one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments
to have and display proudly
our band boasted new uniforms
boast1 of 2noun
the act of boasting
a cause for pride
boast2 of 2verb
to praise one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments
to have and display proudly
our band boasted new uniforms
1 He was seized with a sudden urgent need to boast.
2 AI, you boast too much.
艾,你吹嘘地过分了。
3 “Knighthood is easily claimed this far from Westeros. Are you prepared to defend that boast with sword or lance?”
4 So Texas now boasts the most expensive hole in the universe.
5 She boasted sixty oars, a single sail, and a long lean hull that promised speed.
6 “New York’s got pizza, bagels, and cheesecake. I could go on,” boasts Jay.
7 Not be boast, I am very clear at that time this.
不是吹牛, 我当时就很清楚这一点.
8 The principal of Healdtown was Dr. Arthur Wellington, a stout and stuffy Englishman who boasted of his connection to the Duke of Wellington.
9 He remembered that at that time he had boasted of three things to Kamala, three noble and invincible arts: fasting, waiting and thinking.
10 He is a big and never misses a to boast.
他好吹牛,从不放过自夸的机会.
11 She pulls out a tiny scroll boasting the queen's wax seal.
12 Hana's silk gown boasts hand-painted images of our island and its cypress trees, and her sleeves swing low to the ground.
13 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
9也不是出于行为, 免得有人自夸.
14 The museum's proudest boast is its collection of rare gems.
15 “Yes, my daughter created it,” I hear her boast, trilling her “r” ’s, clipping her vowels even more precisely than usual, as if her accent were partly responsible for the painting.
16 Even now, I can recognize this admission as a kind of boasting.
17 In its heyday, the studio's boast was that it had more stars than there are in heaven.
在其全盛时期,该制片公司夸口说,他们旗下的明星比天上的星星还要多。
18 "Quite a boast for a man without a sword," the student said.
19 His boast that he could drink ten pints of beer impressed nobody.
他自吹自擂说能喝十品脱啤酒,但无人理睬他.
20 “Make no vainglorious boasts, I beg you. Pride is a grievous sin. The stone men were proud as well, and the Shrouded Lord was proudest of them all.”
4 夸耀
brag vaunt big-note parade tall splurge flaunt pretence glitter preen flourish swanky pretension swank crow show off flaunting epideictic display fanfare pageantry overcrow pique show-off
6 吹嘘
bouncing bombastic bounce swagger rodomontade gasconade quack swash puff make a boast of trumpet brag glorify endorse
7 自负
self-affected flatuous secure vain strut pragmatic pretentious pompous ostentatious conceited boastful overconfident chesty flatulent overweening self-assertive priggish self-opinionated vapouring thrasonical vainly vauntingly priggism inflation ego vanity perch conceit sufficiency pragmatism pretension self-love flatulence overconfidence vainglory vaunt pomposity self-assertion self-conceit tympany self-pride self-glorification amour-propre priggery flatulency vainness egotize swell bloat preen blow swollen cranium cock-a-hoop vauntful vogie self-opinioned huffish cockish grand confident assuming puffy stuffy overblown swanky pontifical vaunted self-assured self-important ditzy cocksure high-blown vaunty toplofty biggety big overconfidently self-trust self-assumption security wind confidence superior pride self-esteem self-confidence egoism self-assurance self-worth self-admiration self-opinion self-glory huff high-hat think penny silver be above oneself
8 拥有
off possession keeping seisin ON have keep own run hold drive command possess occupy pouch wield have to name hold in fee get mitts on possessiveness having rejoice get enjoy bear ready to hand have in hand possess of provided with in possession of possessed of be provided with
9 有
here on be have own carry exist with take come bear possess run to adsum at lie lodge get you get
10 包含
inclusive inclusion comprehension containment embodiment subsumption to include hold contain involve embrace comprise encompass embody comprehend
11 自吹自擂
rodomontade self-dramatization ego trip mouth off blow trumpet boastful vaunt puff blow own trumpet vainglorious brag blow your own trumpet have a big mouth swagger be full of yourself blow your trumpet self-applauding self-exalting immodest much-vaunted self-dramatizing thrasonical woofing self-praise ego-trip skite tympany jactitation egotize blow blow own horn
12 自夸
braggadocio pretend vapour vainglorious vainglory brag self-praise bouncing braggart conceit rodomontade blow flourish crow vaunt plume preen magnify oneself blow own horn big boastful look big vain pretentious conceited spread-eagle vapouring crack puffiness mickey self-conceit jactation jactitation vainness gasconade vaunt courier immodest much-vaunted big-mouthed thrasonical vaunty large roose brave vapor gam vaporise big-note vaporize self-adulatory boast it crack jaw vauntingly boastingly lineshooting splurge self-applause flatter oneself that blow own trumpet brag about