古典吧>英语词典>boastful翻译和用法

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

    • 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。
    • He is boastful of his wealth.
      他爱夸耀自己的财富。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • 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?
    • I'm not being boastful.
      我不是在吹牛。
    • 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。