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 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 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。
• He boasted of having passed the examination.
  他夸耀已经通过了考试。
• 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。
• In Europe and Asia, Merrill boasted three times the clients of Bank of America.
  在欧洲和亚洲，美林拥有的客户数量是美银的三倍。
• The cheater boasted that he could turn stone into gold.
  那个骗子吹嘘道，他能点石成金。
• 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 boasted that he had gone walking for the good of his health.
  他夸口说，为了有益健康，他出去散步了一会儿。
• The administration has boasted of deporting record numbers of illegal immigrants.
  而美国政府也开始在吹嘘自己已经打破了驱逐非法移民数目的纪录了。
• Carol boasted about her costume
  卡萝尔炫耀着自己的穿着打扮。