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vt. 自夸，自吹自擂;夸口說;以有…而自豪;自負有;
n. 夸口，自負;自負的事物，引以為傲的東西;自夸的話;揚言;
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That brother of yours is full of boasts.
你那個寶貝兄弟滿口大話。
It is his boast that he has never been late for work.
他為自己上班從未遲到感到自豪。
His boast that he could drink ten pints of beer impressed nobody.
他自吹自擂說能喝十品脫啤酒, 但無人理睬他.
We must never brag and boast.
我們決不可自吹自擂。
Talent is his boast.
他自夸有才，他以才子自居。
?? 聯想助記
【串】他在coast(海岸)上boast(吹噓)自己最會toast(烤)面包
【記】※ boat-船,boast-自夸:老王賣船,難道就不能自賣自夸
※ bo-拼音“博”,a-一,st-拼音“石頭”:博士以有一塊石頭而自豪
※ bo-拼音“伯”,a-一,st-拼音“石頭”:伯伯對著一塊石頭自吹自擂
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boast
v
1 [I, Ipr, Tf]
~ (about/of sth) talk (about one's own achievements, abilities, etc) with too much pride and satisfaction 自夸; 自吹自擂
He's always boasting about his children's success at school. 他總是夸耀他的孩子們學習成績好.
That's nothing to boast about. 那沒有什麼值得自吹的.
He boasted of being/boasted that he was the best player in the team. 他自夸是隊里的最佳隊員.
2 [Tn] possess (sth to be proud of) 有（引以為榮的事物）
The town boasts a world-famous art gallery. 這個鎮子引以為榮的是有個聞名於世的美術館. boast, n
1 ~ (that...) (derog 貶) boastful statement 自夸的話
His boast that he could drink ten pints of beer impressed nobody. 他自吹自擂說能喝十品脫啤酒, 但無人理睬他.
2 thing that one is proud of; cause for satisfaction 引以自豪的事物; 令人滿意的原因
It was his proud boast that he had never missed a day's work because of illness. 他從未請過一天病假, 這是他引以自豪的事.
?? 考研助記
褒死他（諧音）：褒死他- 吹牛 自夸 boas(boss老板)+t(他):老板他 吹牛 船上(boat)扭腰(S): 自夸 吹噓
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*[b?ust]n. 吹牛vi. 吹牛, 自夸vt. 夸口說, 自恃有相關詞組: make a boast of...
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There is not a shadow of a doubt that they did it.
毫無疑問，是他們干的。
As you can see in this photo, we've retained the same style which was so popular in this old model.
正如你在這張圖片上所看到的，同風格的這種舊型產品非常流行，我們保留了它。
Later a neighbour told me about him.
后來，一位鄰居告訴了我他的情況。