音标:[bəusts] ;
v. 有(引以为荣的事物)( boast的第三人称单数 ); 扬言
n speaking of yourself in superlatives
v show off
v wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner

boast的用法和样例:

例句

用作动词(v.)
  1. Don't boast and don't be modest.不要自夸,也不要太谦虚。
  2. That's nothing to boast about.那没有什麽值得自吹的。
  3. Nobody should boast of his learning.谁也不应当夸耀自己的学识。
  4. He never boasted of his cleverness.他未曾夸耀过自己的聪明。
  5. Don't believe him; he is just boasting.别相信他,他只是在吹嘘罢了。
  6. He boasted that he could run very fast.他吹牛说他可以跑得很快。
  7. Our school can boast of a fine swimming pool.本校以拥有一座设备完善的游泳池而自豪。
  8. Our school library boasts quite a few rare books.我们学校图书馆以藏有好多珍本书而自豪。
  9. The town boasts a world-famous art gallery.这个镇子引以为荣的是有个闻名於世的美术馆。
用作名词(n.)
  1. That brother of yours is full of boasts.你那个宝贝兄弟满口大话。
  2. His boast is that he is the best.他自吹他是最好的。
  3. It was his proud boast that he had never missed a day's work because of illness.他从未请过一天病假,这是他引以自豪的事。
  4. It is his boast that he has never been late for work.他为自己上班从未迟到感到自豪。

常见句型

用作动词(v.)
用作不及物动词S+~(+A)
  1. Don't believe him; he's just boasting.别信他,他不过是在吹牛。
  2. Some people are always boasting.有些人老爱吹牛。
  3. He boasts too much.他大话说得太多。
用作及物动词S+~+ n./pron.
  1. She boasts her skill.她夸耀自己的本领。
  2. Our village boasts a new school building.我们的村子以拥有一座新校舍而自豪。
  3. Our school can now boast a fine swimming pool.我们的学校现在能以有一个漂亮的游泳池而自豪了。
  4. The town boasts a beautiful lake.这个镇以有一个美丽的湖而自豪。
  5. The new computer boasts a number of distinctive features.这台新计算机具有许多与众不同的特色。
S+~+that/wh-clause
  1. The man boasted that he has ever attended that famous battle.这个男人夸口说他曾经参加过那次著名的战役。
  2. He boasted that he could easily beat his opponent at the election.他自夸能够轻易地在选举中击败对手。
  3. He boasted that he could speak six languages fluently.他自夸自己能流利地讲6种语言。
  4. He boasts that he is one of the best shots in the country.他自诩是国内最优秀射手之一。
  5. He boasted that it was the most expensive film ever made.他吹嘘说那部电影是花费最昂贵的。
  6. He boasted what a clever boy his son was.他吹嘘他儿子是多么聪明。
用作宾补动词S+~+ n./pron. +(to be) n./pron.
  1. He boasted himself a fashion expert.他自吹是个时装专家。
  2. He boasted himself to be the best basketball player.他自夸自己是最佳篮球运动员。
引出直接引语
  1. He boasted to newsmen,“I'm the best long distance runner in the region.”他向记者自夸道:“我是本地区最佳的长跑运动员。”
用作名词(n.)
  1. He is full of boasts.他满口大话。
  2. His boast that he could drink ten pints of beer impressed nobody.他自夸说能喝十品脱的啤酒,但无人理睬他。
  3. Her daughter is her boast.她的女儿是她的骄傲。

常用短语

用作动词(v.)
boast about〔of〕 (v.+prep.)
    夸耀,吹嘘 speak too proudly of sthboast about〔of〕 sth/v-ing/wh-clause

    She never boasts about〔of〕 her talent.

    她从不夸耀自己的才华。

    He boasts of〔about〕 having a fine voice.

    他夸耀自己有一副好嗓子。

    She often boasts about her children.

    她常常夸耀自己的孩子。

    It is unpleasant to hear him boast about his own abilities.

    听他吹嘘自己的能力令人讨厌。

    He's always boasting about how clever his children are.

    他总是自吹他的小孩是多么聪明。

    She boasts of her high grades in school.

    她夸耀自己优秀的学习成绩。

    He boasted of having passed the examination.

    他夸耀已经通过了考试。

    The Victorian Age is often boasted of as an age of progress.

    维多利亚时代常常被夸耀为进步时代。

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)
~+名词
  • boast the good laboratory为有这个好实验室而自豪
  • boast a good school以有一所好学校而自豪
  • boast one's skill夸耀自己的本领
~+副词
  • boast too much大话说得太多
  • boast well很好地夸耀
  • boast arrogantly高傲地自吹自擂
  • boast blatantly厚颜地自夸
  • boast exuberantly大肆吹嘘
  • boast idly无聊地自夸
  • boast laughingly嘲笑地自夸
  • boast proudly自吹自擂
~+介词
  • boast about夸耀…
  • boast about doing sth夸耀其做了某事
  • boast about one's own country夸耀自己的国家
  • boast about one's success夸耀自己的成功
  • boast of one's deeds夸耀自己的业绩
  • boast of being an expert自称是专家
  • boast of one's skill夸耀自己的技能
用作名词 (n.)
动词+~
  • make a boast自吹自擂,夸口
形容词+~
  • empty boast空洞的夸耀,虚夸的言词
  • foolish boast愚蠢的夸口
  • idle boast无聊的吹牛
  • proud boast引以为荣的事
  • vain boast空洞的大话

经典引文

  • The swell'd boast Of him that best could speak.

    出自:Cymbeline,Shakespeare
  • They soon found such a boast was vain indeed.

    出自:E. A. Freeman
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