日入一词_78：boast
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verb /bost/
1
to talk too proudly about your abilities, achievements, or possessions.
to talk too proudly about your abilities, achievements, or possessions because you want other people to admire you.
to express too much pride in yourself or in something you have, have done, or are connected to in some way.
to talk with too much pride about sth that you have or can do.
to speak too proudly or happily about what you have done or what you own.
to proudly tell other people about what you or someone connected with you has done or can do, or about something you own, especially in order to make them admire you.
If someone boasts about something that they have done or that they own, they talk about it very proudly, in a way that other people may find irritating/'ɪrɪtet/ or offensive /ə'fɛnsɪv/.
‘I wouldn’t be afraid,’ she boasted.
boast that
Amy boasted that her son was a genius /'dʒinjəs/.
The Prime Minister boasted that public spending had increased by 6%.
boast about
Cheating on somebody is hardly something to boast about.
He’s boasting about how much money he has made.
She’s always boasting about how good she is at languages.
boast of
He’s always boasting of his great sporting achievements.
The company is inclined/ɪn'klaɪn/ to boast of its success.
They boasted to their friends about their son's salary.
She boasted of having won five games in a row.
That score is nothing to boast about. [=you shouldn't be proud of that score; that score is not very good]
He liked to boast that he was the richest man in town.
“I've sold more paintings than you ever will,” the artist boasted.
I don't want to boast, but I can actually speak six languages.
She is always boasting about how wonderful her children are.
He openly boasted of his skill as a burglar /'bɝɡlɚ/.
Sam boasted that she could beat anyone at poker /'pokɚ/.
‘I won!’ she boasted.
He didn't talk about his exam results in case people thought he was boasting.[in case = in order to be prepared for something that may happen]
Parents enjoy boasting about their children's achievements.
They boasted that they had never lost a single game.
Witnesses said Furci boasted that he took part in killing them.
Carol boasted about her costume.
He's boasted of being involved in the arms theft/θɛft/.
We remember our mother's stern/stɝn/ instructions not to boast.
2
if a place, object, or organization boasts something, it has something that is very good.
to have (something that is impressive).
(not used in the progressive tenses) to have sth that is impressive and that you can be proud of.
to have or own something to be proud of.
to have something good, often an attractive feature that other people admire.
If someone or something can boast a particular achievement or possession, they have achieved or possess that thing.
The city boasts two excellent museums.
The Society boasts 3,000 members worldwide.
The museum boasts some of the rarest gems in the world.
The school boasts a number of Nobel laureates /'lɔrɪət/ among its graduates.
The hotel also boasts two swimming pools and a golf course.
Rhodes boasts 300 days of sunshine a year.
Ireland/'aiəland/ boasts beautiful beaches, great restaurants and friendly locals.
The island boasts the highest number of tourists in the area.
The houses will boast the latest energy-saving technology.
Frommen says his country boasts a healthy economy.
boaster noun
noun /bost/
something that you like telling people because you are proud of it.
a statement in which you express too much pride in yourself or in something you have, have done, or are connected to in some way.
a reason to be proud : something impressive that someone or something has or has done.
something that a person talks about in a very proud way, often to seem more important or clever.
something you are proud of and like to tell people about.
a statement in which you proudly tell other people about what you or someone connected with you has done or can do, or about something you own, especially in order to make them admire you
It is the company’s proud boast that it can deal with all a customer’s needs in one phone call.
Philip’s boast is that he started out without any outside financial backing.
an empty/idle/vain boast (=a false statement that something is good or possible)
‘Making knowledge work’ is the university’s phrase, and it is no idle boast (=not a boast, but true).
When he says he's the richest man in town, he's not just making an idle/empty boast.
We were offended/ə'fɛnd/ by his boast that he would easily beat us.
The museum's proudest boast is its collection of rare gems/dʒɛm/.
Despite his boasts that his children were brilliant, neither of them went to college.
It was her proud boast that she had never missed a day's work because of illness.
Her claim that she could beat us all was clearly no idle/empty boast(= it was true).
It is her proud boast that she has never missed a single episode of the soap opera /sop 'ɑprə/.
For years, their boast was that they were the best club in Europe.
It is the charity's /'tʃærəti/ proud boast that it has never yet turned anyone away.
He was asked about earlier boasts of a quick victory.
boastful adjective /ˈboʊstfəl/
a boastful person/remark
boastfully adv /ˈboʊstfəli/
boastfulness noun
