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061 brag
英音[bræɡ];美音[bræɡ]
To speak in praise of oneself, perhaps falsely;boast
v.自夸,自吹
同义boast, crow名词bragger
解析:brag来源于b-(后)+-ag(做,动),其字面意思是“后做”,很显然,做在后面,说在前面,自是“吹牛”无疑。
boast最普通,常与介词of连用。例如:We have confidence in our strength, without boasting of it;we respect that of others, without fearing it.(我们自信自己的力量,这并非自夸;我们也重视别人的力量,但并不畏惧。)
crow强调因胜利等而洋洋自得,常与about, over等介词连用。例如:I wish he would stop crowing about his sales achievements.(我希望他别再吹嘘他的销售业绩。)
brag强调虚张声势,还暗示含有一种傲慢的态度。例如:He bragged that his father was the No.1 stockbroker on Wall Street.(他吹嘘说他父亲是华尔街上最成功的股票经纪人。)