1. vi.夸口；吹嘘　 praise oneself; speak with exaggeration and pride, especially about oneself
2. vt.以拥有…而自豪　 be proud in the procession of

　～ the good laboratory　为有这个好实验室而自豪
　～ a good school　以有一所好学校而自豪
　～ one's skill　夸耀自己的本领
　～ too much　大话说得太多
　～ well　很好地夸耀
　～ arrogantly　高傲地自吹自擂
　～ blatantly　厚颜地自夸
　～ exuberantly　大肆吹嘘
　～ idly　无聊地自夸
　～ laughingly　嘲笑地自夸
　～ proudly　自吹自擂
　～ about　夸耀…
　～ about doing sth　夸耀其做了某事
　～ about one's own country　夸耀自己的国家
　～ about one's success　夸耀自己的成功
　～ of one's deeds　夸耀自己的业绩
　～ of being an expert　自称是专家
　～ of one's skill　夸耀自己的技能

　Don't believe him; he's just boasting.　别信他，他不过是在吹牛。
　Some people are always boasting.　有些人老爱吹牛。
　He boasts too much.　他大话说得太多。

　She boasts her skill.　她夸耀自己的本领。
　Our village boasts a new school building.　我们的村子以拥有一座新校舍而自豪。
　Our school can now boast a fine swimming pool.　我们的学校现在能以有一个漂亮的游泳池而自豪了。
　The town boasts a beautiful lake.　这个镇以有一个美丽的湖而自豪。
　The new computer boasts a number of distinctive features.　这台新计算机具有许多与众不同的特色。

　The man boasted that he has ever attended that famous battle.　这个男人夸口说他曾经参加过那次著名的战役。
　He boasted that he could easily beat his opponent at the election.　他自夸能够轻易地在选举中击败对手。
　He boasted that he could speak six languages fluently.　他自夸自己能流利地讲6种语言。
　He boasts that he is one of the best shots in the country.　他自诩是国内最优秀射手之一。
　He boasted that it was the most expensive film ever made.　他吹嘘说那部电影是花费最昂贵的。
　He boasted what a clever boy his son was.　他吹嘘他儿子是多么聪明。

　He boasted himself a fashion expert.　他自吹是个时装专家。
　He boasted himself to be the best basketball player.　他自夸自己是最佳篮球运动员。
　He boasted to newsmen, "I'm the best long distance runner in the region."　他向记者自夸道：“我是本地区最佳的长跑运动员。”

 ♣ boast about〔of〕　(v.+prep.)
　夸耀，吹嘘　speak too proudly of sth

　She never boasts about〔of〕 her talent.　她从不夸耀自己的才华。
　He boasts of〔about〕 having a fine voice.　他夸耀自己有一副好嗓子。
　She often boasts about her children.　她常常夸耀自己的孩子。
　It is unpleasant to hear him boast about his own abilities.　听他吹嘘自己的能力令人讨厌。
　He's always boasting about how clever his children are.　他总是自吹他的小孩是多么聪明。
　She boasts of her high grades in school.　她夸耀自己优秀的学习成绩。
　He boasted of having passed the examination.　他夸耀已经通过了考试。
　The Victorian Age is often boasted of as an age of progress.　维多利亚时代常常被夸耀为进步时代。

 ♣ boast about, boast of
　这组词语都表示夸耀的内容，常可互换，只是of所指内容比about更具体些。试比较：

 ♣ boast, brag, glory
　这组词意思相近。它们之间的区别是：
1. boast既可作“吹嘘”解，也可作“以…为自豪”解；而brag只作“吹嘘”解，无“以…自豪”之义；glory只可作“自豪”“得意”解，不含“吹嘘，吹牛”之义。
2. boast和brag都可用作及物或不及物动词；而glory只用作不及物动词，且多和in连用。
3. boast指并非全无根据地“吹嘘”；而brag则指毫无事实依据地乱“吹”。

1. C 自夸的话　boastful statement
2. C 引以为荣的事物，令人满意的原因　thing that one is proud of; cause for satisfaction

　make a ～　自吹自擂，夸口
　empty ～　空洞的夸耀，虚夸的言词/cn>
　foolish ～　愚蠢的夸口
　idle ～　无聊的吹牛
　proud ～　引以为荣的事
　vain ～　空洞的大话

　He is full of boasts.　他满口大话。
　His boast that he could drink ten pints of beer impressed nobody.　他自夸说能喝十品脱的啤酒，但无人理睬他。
　Her daughter is her boast.　她的女儿是她的骄傲。

　［同义词］ v. & n. brag, pride