boast

/bəʊst/ (bre, ipa) · /bəʊst/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbōst/ (ame, mw) · /boʊst/ (ame, ipa)

boast — verb

1. to keep telling other people about your own success, abilities, or possessions s

1.動詞及物 / 不及物B2
釋義

to keep telling other people about your own success, abilities, or possessions so that you sound too proud.

例句

At lunch, Diego boasted about finishing the trail in four hours.

boast about + achievement

Rashida boasted that her bakery had sold out before noon.

boast that + clause

同義詞
  • brag

    very close in meaning, but more informal and often cruder in tone

  • show off

    broader; can describe attention-seeking behavior, not only speech

  • crow

    informal; especially used after beating someone or proving others wrong

  • vaunt

    formal or literary; much less common in everyday English

反義詞
  • be modest

    focuses on not talking proudly about yourself

  • play down

    means to make an achievement or quality seem less important

文法句型

boast about + noun

boast of + noun

boast that + clause

用法筆記

Often followed by 'about' or 'of' before the topic, and by a that-clause when the speaker is making a full claim. This sense usually sounds critical; for the more neutral meaning used for places or products, see verb/2.

常見錯誤

❌She boasted her new phone to everyone.
✅She boasted about her new phone to everyone.
💡in this sense, the thing mentioned usually comes after 'about' or 'of', not directly after 'boast'.

2. to have a quality, part, or number that is impressive and worth mentioning.

2.動詞及物C2
釋義

to have a quality, part, or number that is impressive and worth mentioning.

例句

The new library boasts a quiet study room for night students.

boast + facility

Our town now boasts two bike bridges over the river.

boast + number/feature

同義詞
  • have

    neutral and much broader; it does not suggest that the feature is impressive

  • feature

    common for products, websites, and buildings; often sounds slightly more factual

  • offer

    stresses what is available to users, customers, or visitors

  • possess

    more formal and less common in everyday descriptions

反義詞
  • lack

    means not to have a feature or quality

文法句型

boast + noun phrase

boast + number/feature

用法筆記

Subject is usually a place, company, product, or institution rather than a person. Unlike verb/1, this sense takes the impressive feature as a direct object and is common in travel writing, news reports, and advertising.

常見錯誤

❌The hotel boasts about a rooftop pool.
✅The hotel boasts a rooftop pool.
💡in this sense, 'boast' usually takes the feature directly as its object.

boast — noun