boasted
past simple and past participle ofboast
| 单词 | boasted |
| 释义 | boasted past simple and past participle ofboast boast verb uk/bəʊst/us/boʊst/boastverb(SPEAK PROUDLY)B2[IorT]disapproving tospeaktooproudlyorhappilyabout what you have done or what you own: He didn'ttalkabout hisexamresultsincasepeoplethoughthe was boasting. Parentsenjoyboastingabouttheirchildren'sachievements. [+ that]They boastedthatthey had neverlostasinglegame. to boast about something
Boasting
boastverb(HAVE)C2[Tnot continuous] to have or own something to beproudof: Ireland boastsbeautifulbeaches,greatrestaurants, andfriendlylocals. Having and owning - general words
Examplesofboastedboasted In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. In 1946, the organizationboastedtwenty-five full-time paid organizers. From theCambridge English Corpus As individuals, these consumers constructed rich domestic interiors thatboastedimpressive print collections, lavish wardrobes and surprisingly comprehensive libraries. From theCambridge English Corpus By the middle of the fourteenth century they had family histories thatboastedof aristocratic, urbane accomplishments. From theCambridge English Corpus The directorboastedof only one success story, a young man who graduated from high school and became a teacher himself. From theCambridge English Corpus The theatre was to expand greatly, but even when it was first established in 1950 itboastedover 150 members, all on the state payroll. From theCambridge English Corpus Itboastedthe sultan's palace, where important diplomatic negotiations took place. From theCambridge English Corpus For example, the areaboastedwell-maintained public gardens, an electrified trolley system, street lighting, and modern plumbing and sewer systems. From theCambridge English Corpus Their cohortboastedan enormous number of influential names. From theCambridge English Corpus To him, your celebration is a sham; yourboastedliberty, an unholy likeness. From theCambridge English Corpus In 1790 the censusboastedno permanent office staff and produced only one article-length report. From theCambridge English Corpus The army, for example, which numbered 72 battalions in 1774,boasted118 in 1783. From theCambridge English Corpus He not only carried the successful passage of his plaint around proudly, butboastedbefore the good and innocent. From theCambridge English Corpus The most populous townboasteda mere 2,000 or so inhabitants in the mid-sixteenth century. From theCambridge English Corpus All our discoveries andboastedknowledge vanish, and the whole universe is reduced into a creature of fancy. From theCambridge English Corpus Heboastedof his school's television and film programs. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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