boast
verb
noun
bəʊst
verb
1
to
talk
too
proudly
about
your
abilities,
achievements,
or
possessions
夸口，夸耀，吹嘘
I,T
‘I
wouldn’t
be
afraid,’
she
boasted.
“我才不怕呢。”她吹嘘道。
boast
that
Amy
boasted
that
her
son
was
a
genius.
埃米夸耀自己的儿子是天才。
[+
about
]
He’s
boasting
about
how
much
money
he
has
made.
他在吹自己赚了多少多少钱。
[+
of
]
The
company
is
inclined
to
boast
of
its
success.
这家公司喜欢炫耀自己的成就。
2
if
a
place,
object,
or
organization
boasts
something,
it
has
something
that
is
very
good
自豪地拥有〔好的事物或特征〕
T not in progressive 不用进行式
The
city
boasts
two
excellent
museums.
这个城市以拥有两家出色的博物馆而自豪。
The
Society
boasts
3000
members
worldwide.
该协会以拥有 3000 名来自世界各地的会员而自豪。
noun
3
something
that
you
like
telling
people
because
you
are
proud
of
it
引以为豪的事物，感到骄傲的事
It
is
the
company’s
proud
boast
that
it
can
deal
with
all
a
customer’s
needs
in
one
phone
call.
这家公司所引以為豪的是，一通电话它就能满足一位客户所有的需求。
Philip’s
boast
is
that
he
started
out
without
any
outside
financial
backing.
菲利普所引以自豪的是他的起家没有依赖任何外来的资助。
an
empty/idle/vain
boast
(a
false
statement
that
something
is
good
or
possible)
大话，瞎吹
‘Making
knowledge
work’
is
the
university’s
phrase,
and
it
is
no
idle
boast
(=not
a
boast,
but
true)
.
“学以致用”是这所大学的校训，这确实不是一句空话。