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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, crow与brag都含有“自夸、吹牛”之意。

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。)