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 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 referred to tapped phone conversations during which a rebel leader boasted that the airliner had been shot down.
  他在谈话表示，有电话录音证实反叛武装分子领导人曾扬言已经将飞机击落了。
• He boasted about the big fish he had caught.
  他炫耀他抓到的大鱼。
• Carol boasted about her costume
  卡萝尔炫耀着自己的穿着打扮。
• Some dozen years ago she created an uproar in polite society when she openly boasted of distant elvish ancestry.
  数年前当她公然吹嘘自己遥远的精灵血统时，她就在上流社会造成了一阵骚动。
• 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。
• This week Mr Obama boasted that he had fulfilled his mandate by raising taxes on the rich.
  奥巴马在本周吹嘘说，他通过提高对富人的税收业已履行了他的使命。
• He boasted that he had gone walking for the good of his health.
  他夸口说，为了有益健康，他出去散步了一会儿。
• 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。
• Often a valley boasted no inn at all.
  常常是一个山谷连一家客栈也没有。