boast
verb
uk/bəʊst/us/boʊst/boastverb(SPEAK PROUDLY)
B2[IorT]disapproving
tospeaktooproudlyorhappilyabout what you have done or what you own:
自吹自擂，吹嘘，夸耀He didn'ttalkabout hisexamresultsincasepeoplethoughthe was boasting.他没有谈论自己的考试成绩，以免让别人以为他在自我吹嘘。
Parentsenjoyboastingabouttheirchildren'sachievements.父母喜欢夸耀子女所取得的成绩。
[+ that]They boastedthatthey had neverlostasinglegame.他们夸口说从来没有输过一场比赛。
to boast about something
- boastI don't mean to boast, but I got a promotion well ahead of schedule.
- bragShe likes to brag about how her son is a doctor.
- crowHe won't stop crowing about how much money he makes.
- trumpetHe's always trumpeting his latest triumph.
- show offShe likes to show off by wearing expensive shoes wherever she goes.
- Britain's best-knowntickettoutonceboasted that he could get youticketsfor anything.
- He's always boasting. He's such a big-head!
- After boasting that hiscompanycouldoutperformthe industry'sbest, he's beenforcedtoeathumblepie.
- He's always boasting about hissexualprowess.
- He was anaturallyshyman, who never boasted about hisachievements.
Boasting
- bighead
- blow
- blowyourown trumpet/hornidiom
- blowhard
- boastful
- boastfully
- boastfulness
- brag
- braggadocio
- braggadocious
- braggart
- bragging rights
- chest-beating
- chest-thumping
- crow
- flex
- humblebrag
- outbrag
- rodomontade
- swaggerer
boastverb(HAVE)
C2[Tnot continuous]
to have or own something to beproudof:
拥有（值得自豪的东西）Ireland boastsbeautifulbeaches,greatrestaurants, andfriendlylocals.爱尔兰拥有美丽的海滩、很棒的餐馆和友好的当地人。
Having and owning - general words
- acquire
- acquisition
- attachsomethingtosomething
- be endowed withsomethingidiom
- bear
- bearer
- carry
- claim
- lay
- lord/master/mistress/king/queen of allyousurveyidiom
- makesomething(all)yourownidiom
- mistress
- not/never want for anythingidiom
- open carryidiom
- revert tosomething
- shared ownership
- stakesomethingout
- survey
- they've
- want
boast
noun[C]
disapprovinguk/bəʊst/us/boʊst/something you areproudof and like totellpeopleabout:
夸耀[+ that]Itis herproudboastthatshe has nevermissedasingleepisodeof the show.她骄傲地夸口说这个肥皂剧她从未漏看过一集。
Boasting
- bighead
- blow
- blowyourown trumpet/hornidiom
- blowhard
- boastful
- boastfully
- boastfulness
- brag
- braggadocio
- braggadocious
- braggart
- bragging rights
- chest-beating
- chest-thumping
- crow
- flex
- humblebrag
- outbrag
- rodomontade
- swaggerer