2018-10-10(boast)

boast

英英释义：(of a person, place, or thing) possess ( a feature that is a source of pride)

例句：Phenomenal English boasts arguably the most driven English learners. 

arguably : as can be shown by argument. used when giving your opinion to say that there are good reasons why something might be true. (probably, maybe, possibly, most likely)

" boast" 是“拥有、有”， 只不过这里有一种自豪的意味，可以翻译为“ 以。。。引以为傲”。它是及物动词，后面可以直接接宾语（boast还有一个意思是“自夸”，做这个意思，后面一般要加“ about / of”）

这个词给我们的启发是，学英语有时要避免简单地逐字翻译，不要过于依赖英汉、汉英词典，比如在汉英字典中查“有” 是不太可能查到boast，但boast在一些语境中可以表示“有”，而且比常见的have更准确。 

比如：Peking and Tsinghua University boast the most talented students and best faculty members in China. 北大和清华有全国最聪明的学生和最强的师资。

又比如：Shenzhen boasts a large number of fast growing technology companies. 深圳汇集了大量高速增长的科技公司。

再比如：Japan boasts the most Nobel laureates in Asia. 日本的诺贝尔获奖者人数居亚洲第一。 

《经济学人》中两个使用了boast的句子，在介绍Instagram的用户数时， 是这样写的：

～The photo-sharing app has grown snappily and now boasts 1bn monthly users. 

Snappily : quickly made or done. (quickly)

在写旧金山的垃圾回收率时，是这样写的：

～ San Francisco boasts a recycling rate of 80%, one of the highest of any rich-world city. (这里的boast可以翻译为：“高达”）

1）翻译

The coffee shop boasts the best latte in the town. 这家咖啡馆有这个城市最好的拿铁咖啡

2）造句

    ～ 场景：中国拥有全世界最发达的高铁技术

    ～ 造句：China boasts the most developed railway high-speed technology in the world.