boast

v.自夸; 自吹自擂; 有(值得自豪的东西)
n.夸耀; 夸口

第三人称单数：boasts过去式：boasted现在分词：boasting过去分词：boasted复数：boasts

牛津词典

verb

自夸；自吹自擂to talk with too much pride about sth that you have or can do

I don't want to boast, but I can actually speak six languages.不是我吹嘘，我确实能讲六种语言。

She is always boasting about how wonderful her children are.她总是夸耀她的孩子们多么出色。

He openly boasted of his skill as a burglar.他公然炫耀他的盗窃手法。

Sam boasted that she could beat anyone at poker.萨姆吹嘘说打扑克牌谁都赢不了她。

有（值得自豪的东西）to have sth that is impressive and that you can be proud of

The hotel also boasts two swimming pools and a golf course.那家宾馆还拥有两个游泳池和一个高尔夫球场。

noun

夸耀；夸口something that a person talks about in a very proud way, often to seem more important or clever

Despite his boasts that his children were brilliant, neither of them went to college.尽管他夸赞他的两个孩子聪明，他们却都没念上大学。

It was her proud boast that she had never missed a day's work because of illness.她所引以自豪的是她从未因病而耽误过一天工作。

柯林斯词典

VERB 吹嘘；炫耀；夸耀If someone boasts about something that they have done or that they own, they talk about it very proudly, in a way that other people may find irritating or offensive.Witnesses said Furci boasted that he took part in killing them...几位证人声称富尔奇曾吹嘘自己参与了对他们的屠杀。

Carol boasted about her costume...卡萝尔炫耀着自己的穿着打扮。

He's boasted of being involved in the arms theft...他吹嘘自己参与过盗窃军火的行动。

We remember our mother's stern instructions not to boast.我们谨记母亲不许我们在人前炫耀的严厉教诲。

Boast is also a noun.