詞彙精選：boast的用法和辨析
一、詳細釋義：
n.
自誇，誇口；自負；值得誇耀的事物，引以爲榮的事物
例句：
It is the charity's proud boast that it has never yet turned anyone away.
該慈善機構從未將任何人拒之門外，並引以爲豪。
例句：
He was asked about earlier boasts of a quick victory.
有人質問他早先說過的那些速戰速決的大話。
v.
自誇，誇口，自吹自擂 [I,T]
例句：
He thought that it was something of which he could justifiably boast.
他認爲這是一件可以自誇的事。
例句：
They can do least that boast loudest.
吹牛的人做的最少。
以有…而自豪，自負 [T]
例句：
The houses will boast the latest energy-saving technology.
這些房屋將採用最新節能技術。
例句：
Frommen says his country boasts a healthy economy.
弗羅曼稱他的國家經濟運行良好。
二、詞義辨析：
boast,brag,crow,pride
這些動詞均含有“自誇，吹噓”之意。boast普通用詞，指對自己所做的事，自己的長處、財富以及家庭等的誇耀，常含言過其實的意味。brag非正式用詞，其誇耀和吹噓意味強於boast，到了過分誇大，有時令人討厭的地步。crow多指大聲吵嚷地吹噓，誇耀自己做某事比他人做得好。pride與boast的意義較接近，指炫耀、誇口，自鳴得意，常與反身代詞連用。
三、參考例句：
They can do least that boast loudest.
吹牛的人做的最少。
That's nothing to boast of.
那沒什麼好誇耀的。
Nobody should boast of his learning.
誰也不應當誇耀自己的學識。
Jack likes to boast about his achievements.
傑克喜歡吹噓他的成就。
Nobody should boast of his own learning.
誰也沒有必要炫耀自己的學識。
A man of character does not boast about his successes.
高尚的人從不誇耀他的成功.
A modest man will never boast of his merits.
謙虛的人決不誇自己的功勞。
A modest man will never boast of his merits.
謙虛的人決不誇自己的功勞。
He always boast about how well he plays golf.
他常常自誇他高爾夫球打得如何如何好。
She likes to boast about the cleverness of her child.
她喜歡誇耀她的孩子聰明。
