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boastful

英 [ˈbəʊstfl]

美 [ˈboʊstfl]

adj.  自吹自擂的; 自夸的

TOEFL

BNC.32816 / COCA.26220

同义词辨析

boastfulcockyconceitedegotistical【导航词义:自负的】

boastfuladj. 自负的,好自夸的
〔辨析〕
尤指为让他人羡慕自己而自吹自擂的。
〔例证〕
He is boastful of his learning.
他总是夸耀自己的学问。
No one likes to work with him because he always talks in boastful terms.
因为他总是用自夸的言辞讲话,没人愿意和他共事。
cockyadj. 〈非正式〉骄傲自大的,趾高气扬的
〔辨析〕
指对自己或自身的能力过于自负的,尤含令人讨厌之意。
〔例证〕
John is a cocky young man, but his brother is very humble.
约翰是个傲慢自大的年轻人,但是他的哥哥却平易近人。
conceitedadj. 〈贬〉自负的,骄傲自满的
〔辨析〕
指人自高自大,认为自己非常聪明、能干、漂亮等。
〔例证〕
He is so conceited that he cannot accept the fact that his application failed.
他很自负,因而无法接受申请未能通过的事实。
egotisticaladj. 自大的,自负的
〔辨析〕
指认为自己比任何其他人都重要、以自我为中心的。
〔例证〕
He has become an egotistical person.
他变成了一个狂妄自大的人。

牛津词典

    adj.

    • 自吹自擂的;自夸的
      talking about yourself in a very proud way
      1. I tried to emphasize my good points without sounding boastful.
        我在强调自己的优点时尽量不让人觉得是在自我吹嘘。

    柯林斯词典

    • ADJ-GRADED 自我吹嘘的;自吹自擂的
      If someone isboastful, they talk too proudly about something that they have done or that they own.
      1. I'm not being boastful.
        我不是在吹牛。
      2. ...boastful predictions.
        夸海口

    英英释义

    adj

    双语例句

    • He is boastful of his learning.
      他总是夸耀自己的学识。
    • They were even boastful of its eminence in those particulars.
      他们甚至夸耀这些特色为它的优点。
    • I don't want to sound boastful but I always finish everything on time.
      我不想显得自吹自擂,但是我总是按时做完每件事。
    • Love is never boastful or conceited, it is never rude or selfish.
      爱是永不自夸、永不自负、永不自私、永不粗鲁。
    • One given to empty or boastful talk.
      一个空洞的且喜欢自夸的人。
    • After a few drinks, he always becomes boastful about his experience.
      几杯酒下肚,他总要口出大言,吹嘘自己的经历。
    • He labeled the boastful man a liar.
      他把那个好自夸的男人称作说谎者。
    • He made a big dig at his boastful brother.
      他狠狠挖苦他那个喜欢自吹自擂的兄弟。
    • No other city in Vietnam is as boastful of this honor as Hue is.
      与越南其他城市相比,没有哪一个城市比顺化更加强调这一荣誉的。
    • He's a boastful person.
      他就爱吹牛。