[bəust]
boast
n. 吹牛
v. 吹牛,自夸

词形变化:

副词:boastfully 形容词:boastful 名词:boaster 动词过去式:boasted 过去分词:boasted 现在分词:boasting 第三人称单数:boasts

例句与用法:

  1. It is one of their proudest boasts that they have halved the death rate from typhoid.
    他们使伤寒病人的死亡率降低了一半,这是他们最感骄傲的事之一。
  2. Don't believe him; he is just boasting.
    别相信他,他只是在吹嘘罢了。

英英解释:

名词 boast:

  1. speaking of yourself in superlatives
  2. 同义词:boasting, self-praise, jactitation

动词 boast:

  1. show off
  2. 同义词:tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade
  3. wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner
  4. 同义词:sport, feature