boast verb ⇨boast (boast about your skill)⇨have2 (The hotel boasts two swimming pools and a sauna.)boast
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boast ♦︎ show off ♦︎ pride yourself on sth ♦︎ brag ♦︎ gloat ♦︎ congratulate yourselfThese words all mean to talk proudly about sth, especially too proudly, or to feel proud about sth.這些詞均表示自誇、自傲、炫耀。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to boast / show off / brag / gloat about sth◆to show off / brag to sb◆to boast / brag of sth◆to boast / brag / congratulate yourself that ...■boast [intransitive] (usuallydisapproving) to talk too proudly about your abilities, achievements or possessions in order to impress other people自誇;自吹自擂◆I don't want to boast, but I can actually speak six languages.不是我吹噓,我確實能講六種語言。◆She is always boasting about how wonderful her children are.她總是誇耀自己幾個孩子多麽出色。◆He openly boasted of his skill as a burglar.他公然炫耀他的盜竊手法。 see also boastful ⇨ proud2▸boast
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[countable] ◆It was her proud boast that she had never missed a day's work because of illness.她引以自豪的是她從未因病耽誤過一天工作。■ˌshow ˈoff
phrasal verb
(ratherinformal, disapproving) to try to impress others by talking about your abilities or possessions, or by showing what you can do炫耀;賣弄;顯擺◆He's just showing off because that girl he likes is here.他不過是在表現自己,因爲他喜歡的那個女孩在場。◆They drive around in their new cars, showing off to their friends.他們開着新車兜風,向朋友顯擺。▸ˈshow-off
noun
[countable] ◆She's always been a real show-off.她一直是個很愛炫耀的人。■ˈpride yourself on sth
phrasal verb
to be proud of sth, such as an ability or quality引以爲榮;爲(自身的能力、特質等)而驕傲◆The school prides itself on its academic record.這所學校以其教學成績爲榮。 see also pride ⇨ satisfaction, proud ⇨ glad■brag(-gg-) [intransitive] (disapproving) to talk too proudly and in an annoying way about sth you have done or sth you own吹噓;自吹自擂◆I'm not bragging but I think I did very well in the interview.不是我吹噓,我認爲我在面試中確實表現出色。■gloat [intransitive] (disapproving) to feel or show pleasure in your own success or good luck or sb else's failure or bad luck, in an unpleasant way揚揚得意;沾沾自喜;幸災樂禍◆She was still gloating over her rival's disappointment.她仍在爲對手的失望而幸災樂禍。■congratulate yourself [transitive] to feel pleased and proud because you have achieved sth(爲成就)感到愉悅自豪◆You can congratulate yourself on having done an excellent job.你應該爲你出色的工作感到自豪。
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