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

• The small town boasted only one school.
  这座小城仅有一所学校。
• You also boasted that you had sex with her.
  你还炫耀说你和他发生过性关系。
• 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 cheater boasted that he could turn stone into gold.
  那个骗子吹嘘道，他能点石成金。
• 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。
• 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 young performer boasted himself to be an all-rounder.
  这个青年演员自称是个多面手。
• 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。
• 1 boasted new whitelisting and security features.
  1的亮点是新的白名单机制和安全特性。
• 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。