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 that there was nobody he could not defeat.
  他发豪语他能击败任何人。
• He referred to tapped phone conversations during which a rebel leader boasted that the airliner had been shot down.
  他在谈话表示，有电话录音证实反叛武装分子领导人曾扬言已经将飞机击落了。
• The enemy boasted,'I will pursue, I will overtake them.
  我要追赶，我要追上；
• 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。
• He boasted of having passed the examination.
  他夸耀已经通过了考试。
• He boasted a lot about his courage, but when danger came he showed the white feather.
  他大夸而特夸自己很勇敢，但一遇到危险，他就显得胆怯。
• 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。
• Often a valley boasted no inn at all.
  常常是一个山谷连一家客栈也没有。
• Carol boasted about her costume
  卡萝尔炫耀着自己的穿着打扮。
• The young performer boasted himself to be an all-rounder.
  这个青年演员自称是个多面手。