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  4. boast

boast

/boʊst/
吹嘘

He loves to boast about his achievements.

他喜欢吹嘘自己的成就。


非正式

自夸或夸耀自己的成就、能力或财富,通常带有炫耀或自负的意味。

She boasted about her new car to her friends.

她向朋友们炫耀她的新车。

Don't boast about your success; it's rude.

不要炫耀你的成功;这很粗鲁。

通常带有负面或不礼貌的意味,建议谨慎使用。

搭配

boast about吹嘘boast of夸耀

同义词

bragshow offvaunt

反义词

humblemodest

相关短语

boastfuladjective
吹嘘的,自夸的

专业提示

使用场景

多用于批评或描述他人自夸的行为,避免用于自我描述。

黄金法则

避免误用

不要将 'boast' 与 'bust' 混淆,后者意为 '破产' 或 '破坏'。

词源

源自古英语 'bāstian',意为 '吹嘘',与 'bōst'(吹嘘)同源。

用法说明

通常用于口语或非正式场合,过度使用可能显得自负或不礼貌。

单词拆解

boast
吹嘘
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