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Brag Bragging   [V Ging Great People N 英

英语单词 brag
英美音标 英 [bræɡ] 美 [bræɡ]
中文释义 v.吹牛;自夸
n.大话;吹牛的人;傲慢的态度
adj.一流的;特别好的
英语例句 (1) He used to brag that he would make lots of money.
(2) She bragged that she could run faster than I.
(3) He often brag that how well he plays golf.
(4) He made a great brag of his ability.
中文例句 (1) 他经常吹牛说自己会赚很多很多钱。
(2) 她夸口说她比我跑得快。
(3) 他常常自夸他高尔夫球打得如何如何好。
(4) 他夸耀自己的能力。
vocabulary简明 When you're bragging, you're boasting. If you can't stop talking about your fancy new shoes, that's bragging.
vocabulary扩展 Ever notice how some people are full of themselves and constantly telling you about the great things they've done? Those folks like to brag. Bragging is a verbal kind of showing off. We all do it sometimes, and it's almost always annoying when other people do it. A specific boast can be called a brag. Athletes often brag before big games. But only the winners can brag after, because they backed up their words.
柯林斯解释
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[VERB 动词]吹嘘;夸耀 If you brag, you say in a very proud way that you have something or have done something.
  [V about n]
  [V to n]
  [V that]
  [Also V with quote]
  [disapproval]
  • He's always bragging about his prowess as a cricketer...

    他总是吹嘘自己板球球技的高超。

  • He'll probably go around bragging to his friends...

    他很可能会到处向他的朋友们吹嘘。

  • The chairman never tires of bragging that he and Mr. McCormack are old friends.

    主席总是不厌其烦地到处炫耀他和麦科马克先生是老朋友。

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