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boast[bost; boust]不及物动词自夸, 夸言[…][of, about]He never ~ed of his cleverness.他未曾夸耀过自己的聪明She ~ed of winning [having won] the prize.她自夸得奖He used to ~ to us about his rich aunt.他常对我们夸耀他那富有的舅母及物动词1 a. 夸言, 自夸He ~ed that there was nobody he could not defeat.他发豪语他能击败任何人b. [~ oneself]自夸< 自己> …, 吹嘘He ~s himself (to be) a good swimmer.他自夸自己游泳高明2 a. < 地方、物> 以拥有…而自豪, 以…为荣, 自负有…The village ~s [can ~] a fine castle.那村庄以拥有一座很漂亮的城堡而自豪 [拥有一座足以自豪的漂亮城堡]b. (谑)拥有 (have)The room ~ed only a broken chair.那房间只有一张破椅子可数名词自夸, 夸言, 吹嘘; 可夸耀的事物, 自负的事物make a ~ of﹍ 夸耀… |