brag
/bræɡ/ (bre, ipa) · [brˈæɡ] /bræɡ/ (ame, ipa) · [brˈæɡ] /ˈbrag How to pronounce brag (audio)/ (ame, mw)
brag — 動詞
- bragpresent simple I / you / we / they
- bragshe / she / it
- braggedpast simple
- bragging-ing form
1. to talk in a too-proud way about your success, skill, or possessions so other pe
自誇
得意地誇耀自己
to talk in a too-proud way about your success, skill, or possessions so other people will admire you.
Zayd bragged about his exam score before anyone else saw the paper.
Zayd 在成績單還沒傳開前，就先自誇自己的考試分數。
brag about + achievement
After the race, Sofia kept bragging that she had beaten her older brother.
比賽後，Sofia 一直吹噓自己贏了哥哥。
brag that + clause
At lunch, Hugo bragged to the new staff about his private parking space.
午餐時，Hugo 向新同事吹噓自己的私人停車位。
The salesman bragged for an hour, but nobody trusted his promise.
那名業務員吹噓了一個鐘頭，但沒人相信他的承諾。
- downplay
make an achievement seem less important
- stay modest
avoid drawing attention to your success
文法句型
brag about + achievement/possession
brag that + clause
brag to + person + about + thing
用法筆記
Usually takes a phrase with about or a that-clause naming the thing the speaker feels proud of. It often sounds disapproving because the speaker wants attention more than honest conversation.
常見錯誤
brag — 名詞
1. a remark that praises the speaker's own success or possessions in an annoying wa
大話
自抬身價的話
a remark that praises the speaker's own success or possessions in an annoying way.
Gabriel's story about his luxury watch sounded more like a brag than friendly chat.
Gabriel 講他那支名錶的故事，聽起來比較像在說大話，不像友善聊天。
sound like a brag
The coach ignored Evan's latest brag about being faster than every defender.
教練沒理會 Evan 又在誇口自己比每個後衛都快。
a brag about + achievement
Mina's speech ended with a small brag about meeting the mayor twice.
Mina 的演說最後還加了一句大話，提到自己見過市長兩次。
At dinner, the toast turned into a brag about his expensive ski holiday.
晚餐時，那段祝酒詞最後變成在炫耀他昂貴的滑雪假期。
- confession
admits weakness instead of praising yourself
- complaint
focuses on problems rather than success
文法句型
a brag about + success/possession
sound like + a brag
用法筆記
Often appears after verbs like 'sound' or in phrases with about to name what the speaker is proud of. It refers to one specific self-praising comment, unlike sense 2, which is a general attitude or style.
2. an overly proud way of speaking or behaving that shows someone enjoys feeling ab
傲氣
自以為高人一等的神氣
an overly proud way of speaking or behaving that shows someone enjoys feeling above other people.
There was so much brag in his voice that the whole room went quiet.
他聲音裡的傲氣重得讓整個房間都安靜下來。
brag in + voice
The article strips away the brag and shows how nervous the singer felt.
那篇文章把那股傲氣拿掉後，才看出歌手其實很緊張。
strip away the brag
Even her apology had a trace of brag that made the others roll their eyes.
連她的道歉裡都帶著一絲傲氣，讓其他人直翻白眼。
Beneath the brag, the new manager was clearly worried about losing staff.
在那股傲氣底下，新經理其實很擔心會失去員工。
- humility
shows a modest opinion of yourself
文法句型
brag in + voice/style
beneath/under + the brag
用法筆記
This sense describes the tone or manner around someone's words, not one single comment. Distinguish from sense 1, which is one self-praising statement, and sense 3, which names the person.
3. a person who keeps telling other people how impressive they are or what they own
吹牛鬼
老愛誇耀自己的人
a person who keeps telling other people how impressive they are or what they own.
Everyone at the card table knew Nico was a brag by the second round.
牌桌上的人打到第二輪，就知道 Nico 是個吹牛鬼。
be a brag
Nobody wanted to travel with the brag from sales who mocked every cheap hotel.
沒人想跟業務部那個吹牛鬼一起旅行，因為他一直嫌每家便宜旅館。
the brag from + group
In the play, the village brag keeps boasting until his friends leave the stage.
那齣戲裡，村裡那個吹牛鬼一路誇口，直到朋友們都離開舞台。
Mira says her brother can be a brag when he talks about his gym record.
Mira 說她哥哥一講起健身紀錄，就會像個吹牛鬼。
- modest person
avoids praising themselves
文法句型
be a brag
the brag in/from + group
用法筆記
This rare noun labels the person, not the statement or the style. In modern everyday English, speakers more often choose 'show-off' or 'boaster'.