boast
/bəʊst/
v.
一句话记住
自夸;吹嘘;以拥有……而自豪;拥有
释义与例句
v.
自夸;吹嘘
to talk with too much pride about your abilities, achievements or possessions
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He is always boasting about how much money he earns.
他总是吹嘘自己挣多少钱。
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She boasted that she could finish the work in an hour.
她夸口说自己能在一小时内完成这项工作。
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There is no need to boast about one good exam result.
没有必要因为一次考试成绩好就自夸。
v.
以拥有……而自豪;拥有
to have something impressive or valuable that one can be proud of
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The hotel boasts a private beach and three swimming pools.
这家酒店拥有私人海滩和三个游泳池。
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The city boasts several world-class museums.
这座城市拥有数家世界级博物馆。
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The new device boasts a battery life of twenty hours.
这款新设备拥有长达二十小时的电池续航时间。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
boast about/of 是“吹嘘”;地点或事物作主语时,boast 常表示“拥有值得自豪的特色”。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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boastful 自夸的;吹嘘的boast 加 -ful 构成形容词。
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boastfully 自夸地boastful 加 -ly 构成副词。
同义词
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brag 吹嘘;自夸brag 更口语化,贬义通常更明显;boast 还可中性或正面地表示某地、某物拥有值得自豪的特色。Stop bragging about your expensive watch. 别再吹嘘你的名贵手表了。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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boost 促进;提高boast 读 /bəʊst/,表示“自夸”或“拥有特色”;boost 读 /buːst/,表示“提高、促进”。The tax cut is intended to boost consumer spending. 减税旨在促进消费支出。
常见搭配
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boast about something 吹嘘某事She never boasts about her achievements. 她从不吹嘘自己的成就。
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boast modern facilities 拥有现代化设施The sports centre boasts modern facilities for disabled athletes. 该体育中心拥有适合残障运动员的现代化设施。