| 词汇 | boasting |
| 释义 | boasting present participle ofboast boast verb uk /bəʊst/ us /boʊst/ boastverb (SPEAK PROUDLY)B2[ I or T ]disapproving to speak too proudly or happily about what you have done or what you own: 自吹自擂，吹嘘，夸耀 He didn't talk about his exam results in case people thought he was boasting.他没有谈论自己的考试成绩，以免让别人以为他在自我吹嘘。 Parents enjoy boasting about their children's achievements.父母喜欢夸耀子女所取得的成绩。 [ + that ]They boasted that they had never lost a single game.他们夸口说从来没有输过一场比赛。 to boast about something boastI don't mean to boast, but I got a promotion well ahead of schedule. bragShe likes to brag about how her son is a doctor. crowHe won't stop crowing about how much money he makes. trumpetHe's always trumpeting his latest triumph. show offShe likes to show off by wearing expensive shoes wherever she goes. Britain's best-known ticket tout once boasted that he could get you tickets for anything.英国最有名的票贩子曾经夸海口说他什么票都能搞到。 He's always boasting. He's such a big-head!他老是吹牛。真是个自负的家伙！ After boasting that his company could outperform the industry's best, he's been forced to eat humble pie.他吹嘘他的公司可以压倒业内最好的企业，但之后，他就不得不承认言过其实了。 He's always boasting about his sexual prowess.他总是吹嘘自己的性爱技巧如何高超。 He was a naturally shy man, who never boasted about his achievements. Boasting bighead blow your own trumpetidiom blowhard boast boastful boastfulness brag braggadocio braggadocious braggart chest-beating chest-thumping crow crow about something flex humblebrag rodomontade swaggerer toot toot your own hornidiom boastverb (HAVE)C2[ Tnot continuous ] to have or own something to be proud of: 拥有（值得自豪的东西） Ireland boasts beautiful beaches, great restaurants, and friendly locals.爱尔兰拥有美丽的海滩、很棒的餐馆和友好的当地人。 Having and owning - general words acquire acquisition attach attach something to something be endowed with somethingidiom bearer bore holder lay lord/master/mistress/king/queen of all you surveyidiom make something (all) your ownidiom mistress not/never want for anythingidiom revert revert to something shared ownership stake stake something out survey they've Examples of boastingboasting In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Here the boasting, usually a confrontational speech act, has the effect of creating homosociality and is thus socially indirect. Not all readers found it necessary to distinguish between a work of history and a work boasting the narrative power of an entertaining novel. The plural system, in contrast, is vastly over-represented by regular forms, boasting only a handful of irregular alternatives to the ' add a regular suffix ' pattern. In family interaction, for example, the case study is about nagging; in the workplace domain, about male banter and boasting in a stockbroker's office. While boasting of 'human kindness', our species treats nonhumans with extreme injustice and cruelty. In summary, there is much to recommend this book as boasting an ambitious, well-defended and important account of the production of slips of the tongue in second language speech. Social indirectness will also be shown below in the boasting and "cool" stances the men take. Who is he to take them to task when he is positively boasting of what he calls his sententious asides? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Despite all the hype and boasting, there has not in practice been an increase—quite the reverse. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In this country we are very fond of boasting that we do not place great power in one pair of hands. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Certain nations are boasting of their prosperity and how well they are doing, while this country has suffered a series of cutbacks. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was an occasion for decent humility, not for boasting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A great many are revelling in and boasting of their neutrality. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The resort or attraction boasting the highest number of visitors is considered to be the best. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English I see that in the circular they have sent to us manufacturers are boasting of having achieved a triumph. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. 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