boast

【发音】
美 /bost/ 英 /bəust/
【翻译】
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vi.自夸;自豪
英释:if a place, object, or organization boasts something, it has something that is very good
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vt.自夸,吹嘘;以拥有…而自豪
英释:to talk too proudly about your abilities, achievements, or possessions
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n. 自吹自擂, 自夸的话
英释:Boast is also a noun
【记忆】
北京的烤鸭(roast duck)值得夸耀(boast)
【短语】
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boast of : 吹牛,自夸
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boast about : 自夸,吹嘘
【例句】
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The city boasts two excellent museums.
这个城市以拥有两个优秀的博物馆而自豪。
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The Society boasts 3,000 members worldwide.
这个协会以拥有3,000名来自世界各地的会员而自豪。
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It is the charity's proud boast that it has never yet turned anyone away.
该慈善机构自吹自擂,声称从来没有拒绝过任何人。
【同、近义词】
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n.自夸;值得夸耀的事物,引以为荣的事物
braggadocio/self-praise/
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vi.自吹自擂
blow one's own born/blow one's own trumpet/blow one's own horn/
【同根词】
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adj
boastful : 自夸的;自负的;喜夸耀的
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adv
boastfully : 自夸地
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n
boasting : 吹嘘
boaster : 自夸的人;大言不惭的人;吹牛者
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v
boasting : 吹嘘,夸耀(boast的ing形式)