boasting
present participle ofboast
| 单词 | boasting |
| 释义 | boasting present 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
Examplesofboastingboasting In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Here theboasting, usually a confrontational speech act, has the effect of creating homosociality and is thus socially indirect. From theCambridge English Corpus Not all readers found it necessary to distinguish between a work of history and a workboastingthe narrative power of an entertaining novel. From theCambridge English Corpus The plural system, in contrast, is vastly over-represented by regular forms,boastingonly a handful of irregular alternatives to the ' add a regular suffix ' pattern. From theCambridge English Corpus In family interaction, for example, the case study is about nagging; in the workplace domain, about male banter andboastingin a stockbroker's office. From theCambridge English Corpus Whileboastingof 'human kindness', our species treats nonhumans with extreme injustice and cruelty. From theCambridge English Corpus In summary, there is much to recommend this book asboastingan ambitious, well-defended and important account of the production of slips of the tongue in second language speech. From theCambridge English Corpus Social indirectness will also be shown below in theboastingand "cool" stances the men take. From theCambridge English Corpus Who is he to take them to task when he is positivelyboastingof what he calls his sententious asides? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Despite all the hype andboasting, there has not in practice been an increase—quite the reverse. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In this country we are very fond ofboastingthat we do not place great power in one pair of hands. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Certain nations areboastingof their prosperity and how well they are doing, while this country has suffered a series of cutbacks. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It was an occasion for decent humility, not forboasting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 A great many are revelling in andboastingof their neutrality. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The resort or attractionboastingthe highest number of visitors is considered to be the best. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English I see that in the circular they have sent to us manufacturers areboastingof having achieved a triumph. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 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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