v.自夸；吹牛；以...为荣
n.自夸；引以为荣的事物
Don't boast and don't be modest. 不要自夸,也不要太谦虚。
Nobody should boast of his learning. 谁也不应当夸耀自己的学识。
He never boasted of his cleverness. 他未曾夸耀过自己的聪明。
Don't believe him; he is just boasting. 别相信他，他只是在吹嘘罢了。
He boasted that he could run very fast. 他吹牛说他可以跑得很快。
Our school can boast of a fine swimming pool. 本校以拥有一座设备完善的游泳池而自豪。
Our school library boasts quite a few rare books. 我们学校图书馆以藏有好多珍本书而自豪。
The town boasts a world-famous art gallery. 这个镇子引以为荣的是有个闻名於世的美术馆。
用作名词 (n.)That brother of yours is full of boasts. 你那个宝贝兄弟满口大话。
His boast is that he is the best. 他自吹他是最好的。
It was his proud boast that he had never missed a day's work because of illness. 他从未请过一天病假，这是他引以自豪的事。
It is his boast that he has never been late for work. 他为自己上班从未迟到感到自豪。
boast的基本意思是“升,提”,指说话人在确实具有夸耀理由的基础上,对自己的某一事(如业绩、成就、学识、机灵、祖先等)有比事实更大的虚饰,更多的炫耀,有言过其实的成分,可译作“夸口”或“吹嘘”,但并不一定都有坏的含义。引申表示为“因拥有…而自豪”。
boast用作不及物动词时,意为“自夸”“自吹自擂”,常接介词of或about; 用作及物动词时可跟简单宾语,也可跟that从句。接以“(to be)+ n./adj. ”充当补足语的复合宾语时则表示“自诩是”“自夸是”。
boast用在进行时态中时,并不真正表示“正在吹嘘”,而是说他有爱吹嘘的坏毛病。
n.(名词)boast作“自夸的话”解时有贬义，作“引以为荣的事物”解时不带贬义。
boast后常跟that引导的同位语从句。
