| 释义 |
boastboast /boʊst / verb - [intransitive, transitive] to talk with too much pride about something that you have or can do吹嘘；自夸；自吹自擂◆I wish she wouldn't boast about her family so much.但愿她别那么大肆炫耀自己的家庭。◆He's always boasting that he's the fastest runner in school.他总是吹牛说他是学校里跑得最快的人。 SYN brag
- [transitive](used about a place) to have something that it can be proud of（地方）拥有（值得自豪的东西）◆The town boasts over a dozen restaurants.这个镇引以为荣的是有十多家餐馆。
▸ boast / / noun [countable] ▸ boast·ful /ˈboʊstfl / adjective |