boastful

英 [ˈbəʊstfl] 美 [ˈboʊstfl]

adj.  自吹自擂的; 自夸的

TOEFL

BNC.32816 / COCA.26220



牛津词典

adj.

  1. 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

  1. ADJ-GRADED 自我吹嘘的;自吹自擂的
    If someone is boastful, 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

双语例句

  1. I'm not being boastful.
    我不是在吹牛。
  2. 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。
  3. He's a boastful person.
    他就爱吹牛。
  4. 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。
  5. But you should avoid sounding overly boastful.
    但是你应该避免给人感觉太自负。
  6. 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。
  7. 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。
  8. 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。
  9. Love is not envious or boastful or arrogant.
    爱是不嫉妒,爱是不自狂,不张狂;
  10. I think I can say this without being boastful& I have never failed an examination.
    我想我可以毫不夸张地这样说一我从来没有一次考试不及格。
  11. Humiliate sb who has been impertinent or boastful a braggart soldier ( a stock figure in comedy).
    对无礼的或自夸的人加以羞辱喜欢自夸的士兵(在喜剧中的普通角色)。
  12. A very boastful and talkative person.
    非常能吹嘘夸耀和多话的人。
  13. May the Lord cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue.
    凡油滑的嘴唇和夸大的舌头,耶和华必要剪除。
  14. To my surprise, he is such a boastful guy.
    出乎我的意料的是他是个夸夸其谈的人。
  15. Pretentious display meant to impress others; boastful showiness.
    炫耀试图打动别人的、夸耀的展示;自吹自擂的卖弄。
  16. 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。
  17. 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。
  18. I say this in all humility, ie without wishing to appear boastful.
    我说的决不过分。
  19. He is boastful of his learning.
    他总是夸耀自己的学识。
  20. His action is a satire on his boastful pretension.
    他的行动是对他自我吹嘘的一个讽刺。
  21. Children go home with boastful cods and trouts.
    孩子们提着鳕鱼与海鳟回家。
  22. And while that sounds a bit boastful, it's a pretty accurate representation.
    虽然这听起来有点自夸,这是一个相当准确的代表性。
  23. One given to empty or boastful talk.
    一个空洞的且喜欢自夸的人。
  24. How do you share your contributions without being perceived as arrogant or boastful?
    如何分享自己的贡献而不被别人看成是傲慢或吹嘘?
  25. He labeled the boastful man a liar.
    他把那个好自夸的男人称作说谎者。
  26. 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。
  27. He could not bring himself to like the boastful, vain Arabella.
    他无法让自己喜欢爱夸耀的、虚荣的阿拉贝拉。
  28. He is boastful of his wealth.
    他爱夸耀自己的财富。
  29. Is it really true that German Fascist troops are invincible, as is ceaselessly trumpeted by boastful fascist propagandists?
    德国的法西斯军队,难道像大言不惭的法西斯宣传家不断吹嘘那样,真是常胜不败吗?

同义词辨析

  boastful cocky conceited egotistical【导航词义:自负的】

  boastful adj. 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。

  cocky adj. 〈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。

  conceited adj. 〈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。

  egotistical adj. 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。

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