boasted

英 [ˈbəʊstɪd]

美 [ˈboʊstɪd]

v.  自夸; 自吹自擂; 有(值得自豪的东西)
boast的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 吹嘘；炫耀；夸耀
  If someoneboastsabout something that they have done or that they own, they talk about it very proudly, in a way that other people may find irritating or offensive.
  1. Witnesses said Furci boasted that he took part in killing them...
     几位证人声称富尔奇曾吹嘘自己参与了对他们的屠杀。
  2. Carol boasted about her costume...
     卡萝尔炫耀着自己的穿着打扮。
  3. He's boasted of being involved in the arms theft...
     他吹嘘自己参与过盗窃军火的行动。
  4. We remember our mother's stern instructions not to boast.
     我们谨记母亲不许我们在人前炫耀的严厉教诲。
  5. Boastis also a noun.
     
  6. It is the charity's proud boast that it has never yet turned anyone away...
     该慈善机构从未将任何人拒之门外，并引以为豪。
  7. He was asked about earlier boasts of a quick victory.
     有人质问他早先说过的那些速战速决的大话。
• VERB 有，拥有（值得骄傲的成就或财产）
  If someone or something canboasta particular achievement or possession, they have achieved or possess that thing.
  1. The houses will boast the latest energy-saving technology...
     这些房屋将应用最新的节能技术。
  2. Frommen says his country boasts a healthy economy.
     弗罗曼称他的国家经济运行良好。

双语例句

• He boasted of having passed the examination.
  他夸耀已经通过了考试。
• Often a valley boasted no inn at all.
  常常是一个山谷连一家客栈也没有。
• He boasted that he could speak six languages fluently.
  他吹牛说他能流利地讲六种语言。
• He's boasted of being involved in the arms theft
  他吹嘘自己参与过盗窃军火的行动。
• He boasted to the up-country woman that he was an all-round man.
  他对外乡女人夸海口说他是多面手。
• If you had not boasted about being able to see I would never have found out about that.
  如果不是你吹嘘能看见东西，我永远也不会发现这一点。
• The enemy boasted,'I will pursue, I will overtake them.
  我要追赶，我要追上；
• The administration has boasted of deporting record numbers of illegal immigrants.
  而美国政府也开始在吹嘘自己已经打破了驱逐非法移民数目的纪录了。
• Before the first war started, Yeltsin's defence minister boasted that Grozny would be taken in two hours.
  在第一次战争开始之前，叶利钦的国防部长夸口说两小时内就可以拿下格罗兹尼。
• This week Mr Obama boasted that he had fulfilled his mandate by raising taxes on the rich.
  奥巴马在本周吹嘘说，他通过提高对富人的税收业已履行了他的使命。