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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 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。
    • He is boastful of his wealth.
      他爱夸耀自己的财富。
    • He is boastful of his learning.
      他总是夸耀自己的学识。
    • 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。
    • Love is not envious or boastful or arrogant.
      爱是不嫉妒,爱是不自狂,不张狂;
    • But you should avoid sounding overly boastful.
      但是你应该避免给人感觉太自负。
    • I have read hundreds of business memoirs over the decades and many are boastful, self-serving and dull.
      我在过去几十年间阅读了数百本企业家自传,其中许多都自吹自擂、别有所图、令人生厌。
    • One given to empty or boastful talk.
      一个空洞的且喜欢自夸的人。
    • Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude.
      爱是恒久忍耐,又有恩慈。爱是不嫉妒,爱是不自夸,不张狂,不做害羞的事。
    • He's a boastful person.
      他就爱吹牛。