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boast

/boʊst/ 动词 B1

中文: 吹牛、吹嘘、自夸、自诩

  1. To brag; to talk loudly in praise of oneself. (intransitive)
  2. [with about or of] To speak of with pride, vanity, or exultation, with a view to self-commendation; to extol. (transitive)
  3. To play a boast shot.
  4. To possess (a special and desirable quality). (transitive) · The hotel boasts one of the best views of the sea.· His family boasted a famous name.

He/she/it boasts · 过去式 boasted · 过去分词 boasted · -ing形式 boasting

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来自图书馆

Now, was there ever a wolf that could boast of a man’s cub among her children?”
《The Jungle Book》,第5页 · B2
They boast and chatter and pretend that they are a great people about to do great affairs in the jungle, but the falling of a nut turns their minds to laughter and all is forgotten.
《The Jungle Book》,第34页 · B2
“I wouldn’t be likely to boast of it if he did, the horrid creature!
《Anne of Green Gables》,第231页 · C1
I cannot boast of knowing more than half-a-dozen in the whole range of my acquaintance that are really accomplished.”
《Pride and Prejudice》,第41页 · B2

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