boast

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四级六级考研托福雅思GRE Collins 2

n. speaking of yourself in superlatives
v. show off

n. 吹牛
vi. 吹牛, 自夸
vt. 夸口说, 自恃有

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boast 没有明显的词根词缀，但可以联想其与 boastful（吹嘘的）相关，理解其含义。

例句

1. She likes to boast about her achievements at work.

她喜欢夸耀自己在工作上的成就。

2. It's not good to boast too much; it can make others feel uncomfortable.

过于夸耀是不好的；这可能让别人感到不舒服。

3. He boasted that he could run faster than anyone else in the team.

他吹嘘自己能比队里任何人跑得快。