| 单词 | boast |
| 释义 | boast boast1 —boastingly, adv. —boastless, adj. /bohst/, v.i. 1. to speak with exaggeration and excessive pride, esp. about oneself. 2. to speak with pride (often fol. by of): He boasted of his family's wealth. v.t. 3. to speak of with excessive pride or vanity: He boasts himself a genius. 4. to be proud in the possession of: The town boasts a new school. n. 5. a thing boasted of; a cause for pride: Talent is his boast. It is her boast that she has never betrayed a friend. 6. exaggerated or objectionable speech; bragging: empty boasts and threats. [1250-1300; ME bost (n.), bosten (v.), of uncert. orig.] Syn. 1, 2. BOAST, BRAG imply vocal self-praise or claims to superiority over others. BOAST usually refers to a particular ability, possession, etc., that may be one of such kind as to justify a good deal of pride: He boasts of his ability as a singer. BRAG, a more colloquial term, usually suggests a more ostentatious and exaggerated boasting but less well-founded: He brags loudly of his marksmanship. boast2 /bohst/, v.t. Masonry. to dress or shape (stone) roughly. [1815-25; of uncert. orig.] |
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