[bəʊst][boʊst]
  • v. 自夸;吹牛;以…为荣
  • n. 自夸;引以为荣的事物
  • 记忆方法

    词源词根法
    【词源解释】boast←诺曼时期的英式法语bost(卖弄)←原始日耳曼语bausia(吹、使膨胀)=boast和brag都含有“自夸”的意思,区别在于boast的初始含义是“膨胀”,表示因为自豪而膨胀,强调“以有…而自豪”、“炫耀”,有时候表示“拥有(值得骄傲的东西)”而不是“炫耀”;而brag的初始含义是“发出很大的声音”,引申为“大吹大擂”。
    情景记忆法
    coast 海岸线 roast 烧烤 boast吹嘘 toast 干杯
    记忆方法:
    ?先来做个区分,把四个词分开,因为ocean是大海,所以co开头的与海有关,海岸线;ro读“肉”的音, 所以ro开头的是烧烤,boast音似“爆死他”——太吹牛了 是不是!而toast是这组词中唯一一个俩t的,有两个人 在一起才能干杯啊!
    ?区分之后,连在一起记忆:口诀:海岸线(coast)上烧烤(roast),为吹嘘(boast)自己而干杯(toast)。

    双解例句

    verb(动词)
    1. [ I or T ] 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。

      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。

    2. [ T not continuous ] 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。

    noun(名词)
    1. 夸耀

      It is her proud boast that she has never missed a single episode of the show.

      她骄傲地夸口说这个肥皂剧她从未漏看过一集。

    小知识

    When you boast you are bragging about yourself and your accomplishments (or maybe those of your family), often to the boredom and annoyance of your audience.

    Used as either a noun or a verb, boast usually suggests exaggeration, vanity, or pride. Along those lines, English poet Sir Thomas Overbury, who died in 1613, once said, “The man who has nothing to boast of but his illustrious ancestry is like the potato — the best part underground.” However, the word can also be used in a positive way: a town can boast a new library, or a school can boast a high graduation rate.

    实用短语

    1. boast of

      吹嘘,吹牛,炫耀,自夸

    2. boast about

      夸耀,自夸,引以为荣

    3. boast it

      自夸吧

    4. brag and boast

      自吹自擂,自吹自夸

    5. to boast

      瞎吹,夸口,说嘴

    6. don't boast

      不要夸,不要自夸

    7. boast t

      自夸,自恃有,夸耀,幸运地拥有

    8. i boast

      夸奖我

    常用短语

    1. boast of

      吹牛,自夸

    2. boast about

      自夸,吹嘘

    单词用法

    动词辨析
    boast about,boast of这组词语都表示夸耀的内容,常可互换,只是of所指内容比about更具体些。试比较The old woman often boasts about her grandson那老太太常常夸耀自己的孙子。The old woman often boasts of her grand-son?s high grades in school那老太太常常夸耀她孙子学习成绩优秀。boast,brag,glory这组词意思相近。它们之间的区别是1.boast既可作“吹嘘”解,也可作“以…为自豪”解;而brag只作“吹嘘”解,无“以…自豪”之义;glory只可作“自豪”“得意”解,不含“吹嘘,吹牛”之义。2.boast和brag都可用作及物或不及物动词;而glory只用作不及物动词,且多和in连用。3.boast指并非全无根据地“吹嘘”;而brag则指毫无事实依据地乱“吹”。boast,brag,crow,pride
    这些动词均含有“自夸,吹嘘”之意。boast普通用词,指对自己所做的事,自己的长处、财富以及家庭等的夸耀,常含言过其实的意味。brag非正式用词,其夸耀和吹嘘意味强于boast,到了过分夸大,有时令人讨厌的地步。crow多指大声吵嚷地吹嘘,夸耀自己做某事比他人做得好。pride与boast的意义较接近,指炫耀、夸口,自鸣得意,常与反身代词连用。

    同义词辨析

    boast, brag, crow, pride

    这些动词均含有”自夸,吹嘘”之意。

    • boast: 普通用词,指对自己所做的事,自己的长处、财富以及家庭等的夸耀,常含言过其实的意味。
    • brag: 非正式用词,其夸耀和吹嘘意味强于boast,到了过分夸大,有时令人讨厌的地步。
    • crow: 多指大声吵嚷地吹嘘,夸耀自己做某事比他人做得好。
    • pride: 与boast的意义较接近,指炫耀、夸口,自鸣得意,常与反身代词连用。

    同义词

    vi.自吹;夸耀

    oneself  /  the  /  on  /  show  /  crow  /  pat  /  off  /  vaunt  /  brag  /  back

    其他释义

    vanity  /  vapor  /  mouth  /  depreciate  /  belittle  /  glory  /  brag

    反义词

    vt. & vi.自吹自擂;夸耀

    belittle  /  depreciate

    其他释义

    condescend

    同根词

    词根:boast

    adj.

    boastful自夸的;自负的;喜夸耀的

    adv.

    boastfully自夸地

    n.

    boasting吹嘘

    boaster自夸的人;大言不惭的人;吹牛者

    v.

    boasting吹嘘,夸耀(boast的ing形式)