boasts
boasts — 動詞
- boastspresent simple I / you / we / they
- boastses3rd person singular
- boastsing-ing form
- boastsedpast simple
1. to talk about your own successes, possessions, or abilities in a proud way that
自誇；吹噓
過度炫耀自己的成就或財物
to talk about your own successes, possessions, or abilities in a proud way that often annoys or irritates other people because it seems too self-important
Noa boasted about scoring the highest marks in the whole class this semester.
Noa 自誇這學期在班上考了最高分。
boast about + noun phrase
Ryan's father kept boasting about his son's basketball awards at every family dinner.
Ryan 的父親每次家庭聚餐都不斷吹噓兒子的籃球獎項。
Feng never boasted about his wealth, even though his family owned several businesses.
Feng 雖然家裡擁有數間企業，卻從不吹噓自己的財富。
Marta told her colleagues she was not boasting when she mentioned her marathon time.
Marta 告訴同事，她提到自己的馬拉松成績並非在自誇。
The young athlete boasted to reporters that her team had won every match this season.
那位年輕運動員向記者誇口說，她的隊伍本季比賽全勝。
- humble oneself
to speak or behave in a modest, unassuming way
文法句型
boast + about + noun phrase
boast + that-clause
boast + of + noun phrase
boast + to + someone
用法筆記
Frequently used with about or that-clause. The intransitive pattern (boast about + noun) is more common in everyday conversation than the formal boast of pattern.
常見錯誤
2. to have a feature, facility, or quality that you can be proud of — used especial
自豪擁有
擁有值得驕傲的特色或設施
to have a feature, facility, or quality that you can be proud of — used especially about places, organizations, or things, not people
The small coastal town boasts a beautiful old lighthouse that dates back to 1872.
這個沿海小鎮自豪擁有一座可追溯到1872年的美麗古老燈塔。
place + boasts + desirable feature
This hotel boasts three swimming pools and a private beach for its guests.
這家飯店自豪擁有三座游泳池和一處私人海灘供房客使用。
The university library boasts one of the largest collections of ancient manuscripts in Asia.
這所大學圖書館自豪擁有亞洲最大的古籍手稿收藏之一。
Tariro's farm boasts over two hundred olive trees and a small vineyard.
Tariro 的農場自豪擁有兩百多棵橄欖樹和一座小型葡萄園。
The garden boasts a wide variety of native plants that attract butterflies every summer.
這座花園自豪擁有各式各樣的原生植物，每年夏天吸引蝴蝶前來。
- possess
more formal; simply states ownership without the proud tone
- feature
verb; often used in marketing or descriptive writing
- can be proud of
phrase; more modest in tone
文法句型
place/organization + boasts + noun phrase
用法筆記
This sense does NOT carry a negative or arrogant meaning — it simply states that something has an impressive feature. The subject is almost always a place, building, organization, or collection rather than a person.
常見錯誤
boasts — 名詞
- boastssingular
- boastsesplural
1. something that a person, group, or place owns, has achieved, or is connected wit
引以為傲的事
讓人自豪的成就或特色
something that a person, group, or place owns, has achieved, or is connected with, which gives them a strong feeling of pride and which they like to tell others about
The town's main boast is its annual cherry blossom festival that draws global visitors.
該鎮最引以為傲的事是每年舉辦的櫻花節，吸引全球遊客前來。
possessive: main boast of a place
Eve's greatest boast was that she had climbed Mount Fuji before her twentieth birthday.
Eve 最引以為傲的事是在二十歲生日前登上了富士山。
The new school is a major boast for the village after years of local fundraising.
對該村莊而言，經過當地家庭多年的募款努力後，新學校是一大引以為傲的事。
Bilal considers his collection of rare stamps his proudest boast among his friends.
Bilal 認為自己的稀有郵票收藏是朋友間最引以為傲的事。
- pride
more general; pride is the feeling, while a boast is the specific thing that causes it
- pride and joy
idiomatic; emphasises an emotional attachment to the thing
- claim to fame
informal; something that makes a person or place well known
用法筆記
Often used with a possessive (town's boast, his greatest boast). The focus is on the thing itself being a source of pride, not on the act of talking about it.
2. a spoken or written statement in which someone expresses too much pride in their
誇口；大話
過度吹噓自己的言詞
a spoken or written statement in which someone expresses too much pride in their own achievements, possessions, or qualities in a way that may annoy other people
Felipe's boast that he could speak six languages turned out to be completely true.
Felipe 誇口說自己能講六種語言，後來證實完全屬實。
boast + that-clause for a claim
Bilal made an empty boast about winning the competition, but he had not even entered.
Bilal 說了一句空話，誇口要贏得比賽，但他根本沒報名參賽。
collocation: empty boast
The politician's boast about lowering taxes was met with deep skepticism from voters.
那位政治人物關於減稅的誇口，遭到選民強烈質疑。
Aisha's boast that her team would finish the project early seemed unlikely to everyone present.
Aisha 誇口說她的團隊會提前完成專案，在場的人都覺得不太可能。
- brag
noun form less common; usually used as a verb
- claim
neutral term; a boast is a claim made with excessive pride
- pretension
formal; often suggests the claim is exaggerated or false
- understatement
a statement that deliberately makes something seem less impressive than it really is
用法筆記
Commonly followed by a that-clause specifying what was claimed. The phrase empty boast describes a statement that sounds impressive but has no real basis.