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单词 brag
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
brag /bræg/USA pronunciation   v., bragged, brag•ging. 
  1. to boast;
    to say or declare something in a proud way: [no object; (~ + about + object)]always bragging about her wonderful children.[+ that clause]He bragged that he had shot a lion.
brag•ger, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
brag  (brag),USA pronunciation v., bragged, brag•ging, n., adj. 
v.i. 
  1. to use boastful language;
    boast:He bragged endlessly about his high score.

v.t. 
  1. to boast of:He bragged that he had won.

n. 
  1. a boast or vaunt.
  2. a thing to boast of.
  3. a boaster.
  4. Gamesan old English card game similar to poker.

adj. 
  1. [Archaic.]unusually fine;
    first-rate.
  • 1350–1400; Middle English brag (noun, nominal) ostentation, arrogance, braggen (verb, verbal); of obscure origin, originally
bragging•ly, adv. 
bragless, adj. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See boast 1.
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged depreciate.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
brag /bræɡ/ vb (brags, bragging, bragged)
  1. to speak of (one's own achievements, possessions, etc) arrogantly and boastfully
n
  1. boastful talk or behaviour, or an instance of this
  2. something boasted of
  3. a braggart; boaster
  4. a card game: an old form of poker
Etymology: 13th Century: of unknown origin

ˈbragger n
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