词组短语
同近义词辨析
pride, boast, brag, crow
这组词都有“自夸,吹嘘”的意思,其区别是:
pride与boast的意义较接近,指炫耀、夸口,自鸣得意,常与反身代词连用。
boast普通用词,指对自己所做的事,自己的长处、财富以及家庭等的夸耀,常含言过其实的意味。
brag非正式用词,其夸耀和吹嘘意味强于boast,到了过分夸大,有时令人讨厌的地步。
crow多指大声吵嚷地吹嘘,夸耀自己做某事比他人做得好。
双语例句
用作动词(v.)
- He used to brag that he would make lots of money.
他经常吹牛说自己会赚很多很多钱。 - She bragged that she could run faster than I.
她夸口说她比我跑得快。 - He often brag that how well he plays golf.
他常常自夸他高尔夫球打得如何如何好。
用作名词(n.)
- He made a great brag of his ability.
他夸耀自己的能力。
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