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 had an iron bedstead, which he boasted was fit for everyone.
  他有一张铁床架，并宣称这张铁床架适合所有人。
• He boasted that there was nobody he could not defeat.
  他发豪语他能击败任何人。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The wealth he had boasted for years turned out to be the emperor's new clothes.
  他吹嘘了很多年的富有被证明是皇帝的新衣。
• 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。
• Socrates also states that the poets, politicians, and craftsmen all boasted of their own wisdom.
  因为苏格拉底肯定认为他通过询问，已经展示出了诗人、政治家和工匠们缺乏智慧。
• In Europe and Asia, Merrill boasted three times the clients of Bank of America.
  在欧洲和亚洲，美林拥有的客户数量是美银的三倍。