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

• I read that book, not modesty and boasted that this book is really good for me.
  我看了一点书的介绍，没有谦虚和吹嘘，这本书对我来说真的不错。
• You also boasted that you had sex with her.
  你还炫耀说你和他发生过性关系。
• The small town boasted only one school.
  这座小城仅有一所学校。
• 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。
• He boasted about the big fish he had caught.
  他炫耀他抓到的大鱼。
• He boasted that there was nobody he could not defeat.
  他发豪语他能击败任何人。
• He referred to tapped phone conversations during which a rebel leader boasted that the airliner had been shot down.
  他在谈话表示，有电话录音证实反叛武装分子领导人曾扬言已经将飞机击落了。
• Some dozen years ago she created an uproar in polite society when she openly boasted of distant elvish ancestry.
  数年前当她公然吹嘘自己遥远的精灵血统时，她就在上流社会造成了一阵骚动。
• The young performer boasted himself to be an all-rounder.
  这个青年演员自称是个多面手。
• 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。