boast /bəust/ I.vt. & vi.: 1.夸耀，说大话：He boasts that he is one of the best shots in the country. 他吹嘘自己是全国最好的射手之一。One boasts of his wealth; another of his learning. 一个自夸富有，另一个吹嘘自己的学问。He boasted about/of the big fish he had caught. 他吹嘘自己逮到的那条大鱼。He boasts too much. 他吹得太厉害了 2. (自豪地)拥有: The city boasted two new schools. 这个城市因拥有两所学校而自豪。‖II. n. ［c］ 1.夸口：His boast that he was the strongest man in the village turned out not to be true. 他夸口说是村里最强壮的人，结果并非如此。2.感到自豪的事：It is his boast that he had never failed in an examination. 每次考试他都能通过，这是他感到自豪的事情。
boastful/ˈbəustful/ adj.自夸的，自负的，傲慢的：be boastful of …以…自夸He labeled the boastful man a liar.他把那个好自夸的男人称作说谎者。
