boasted

英 [ˈbəʊstɪd]

美 [ˈboʊstɪd]

v.  自夸; 自吹自擂; 有(值得自豪的东西)
boast的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 吹嘘；炫耀；夸耀
  If someoneboastsabout something that they have done or that they own, they talk about it very proudly, in a way that other people may find irritating or offensive.
  1. Witnesses said Furci boasted that he took part in killing them...
     几位证人声称富尔奇曾吹嘘自己参与了对他们的屠杀。
  2. Carol boasted about her costume...
     卡萝尔炫耀着自己的穿着打扮。
  3. He's boasted of being involved in the arms theft...
     他吹嘘自己参与过盗窃军火的行动。
  4. We remember our mother's stern instructions not to boast.
     我们谨记母亲不许我们在人前炫耀的严厉教诲。
  5. Boastis also a noun.
     
  6. It is the charity's proud boast that it has never yet turned anyone away...
     该慈善机构从未将任何人拒之门外，并引以为豪。
  7. He was asked about earlier boasts of a quick victory.
     有人质问他早先说过的那些速战速决的大话。
• VERB 有，拥有（值得骄傲的成就或财产）
  If someone or something canboasta particular achievement or possession, they have achieved or possess that thing.
  1. The houses will boast the latest energy-saving technology...
     这些房屋将应用最新的节能技术。
  2. Frommen says his country boasts a healthy economy.
     弗罗曼称他的国家经济运行良好。

双语例句

• He boasted about the big fish he had caught.
  他炫耀他抓到的大鱼。
• He boasted that he could speak six languages fluently.
  他吹牛说他能流利地讲六种语言。
• Some dozen years ago she created an uproar in polite society when she openly boasted of distant elvish ancestry.
  数年前当她公然吹嘘自己遥远的精灵血统时，她就在上流社会造成了一阵骚动。
• He boasted to the up-country woman that he was an all-round man.
  他对外乡女人夸海口说他是多面手。
• I read that book, not modesty and boasted that this book is really good for me.
  我看了一点书的介绍，没有谦虚和吹嘘，这本书对我来说真的不错。
• He's boasted of being involved in the arms theft
  他吹嘘自己参与过盗窃军火的行动。
• The cheater boasted that he could turn stone into gold.
  那个骗子吹嘘道，他能点石成金。
• The wealth he had boasted for years turned out to be the emperor's new clothes.
  他吹嘘了很多年的富有被证明是皇帝的新衣。
• Socrates also states that the poets, politicians, and craftsmen all boasted of their own wisdom.
  因为苏格拉底肯定认为他通过询问，已经展示出了诗人、政治家和工匠们缺乏智慧。
• This week Mr Obama boasted that he had fulfilled his mandate by raising taxes on the rich.
  奥巴马在本周吹嘘说，他通过提高对富人的税收业已履行了他的使命。