braggart

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbraggartbrag‧gart /ˈbræɡət $ -ərt/ noun [countable] old-fashioned BOASTsomeone who is always talking too proudly about what they own or have doneExamples from the Corpusbraggart• They can easily become workaholics, name droppers, gossips and braggarts.• Johnny was a show-off - a balding braggart who was later proved to be a liar.• Overnight Riley Hanson had become a cautious braggart.• But she finds refuge with another man, ironically a local braggart photographer who is not so much successful as handy.• Loners, losers, braggarts, brawlers, they have few redeeming features.• Honest prose defeats dissembling verse, and the braggart goes off to be a thief.• The braggart Anecdotes that bolster self-image reveal a great deal to you about the speaker.• The braggart turns every question into an answer that makes himself or herself look incredibly good.Origin braggart (1500-1600) French bragard, from braguer “to brag”, perhaps from English brag

单词	braggart
释义	braggart From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbraggartbrag‧gart /ˈbræɡət $ -ərt/ noun [countable] old-fashioned BOASTsomeone who is always talking too proudly about what they own or have doneExamples from the Corpusbraggart• They can easily become workaholics, name droppers, gossips and braggarts.• Johnny was a show-off - a balding braggart who was later proved to be a liar.• Overnight Riley Hanson had become a cautious braggart.• But she finds refuge with another man, ironically a local braggart photographer who is not so much successful as handy.• Loners, losers, braggarts, brawlers, they have few redeeming features.• Honest prose defeats dissembling verse, and the braggart goes off to be a thief.• The braggart Anecdotes that bolster self-image reveal a great deal to you about the speaker.• The braggart turns every question into an answer that makes himself or herself look incredibly good.Origin braggart (1500-1600) French bragard, from braguer “to brag”, perhaps from English brag
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