bragging

英 [ˈbræɡɪŋ]

美 [ˈbræɡɪŋ]

v.  吹嘘; 自吹自擂
brag的现在分词

现在分词：bragging　

COCA.31663

柯林斯词典

• VERB 吹嘘；夸耀
  If youbrag, you say in a very proud way that you have something or have done something.
  1. He's always bragging about his prowess as a cricketer...
     他总是吹嘘自己板球球技的高超。
  2. He'll probably go around bragging to his friends...
     他很可能会到处向他的朋友们吹嘘。
  3. The chairman never tires of bragging that he and Mr. McCormack are old friends.
     主席总是不厌其烦地到处炫耀他和麦科马克先生是老朋友。

英英释义

noun

• an instance of boastful talk
  1. his brag is worse than his fight
  2. whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade
  Synonym:bragcrowcrowingvaporingline-shootinggasconade

双语例句

• John said that he could fight anyone but we knew that he was only bragging.
  约翰说他打得过任何人，但我们知道他只是在吹牛罢了。
• Missy: I always bragging to my friends about my brother the rocket scientist.
  米丝：我经常向我的朋友们吹嘘说我弟弟是个火箭专家。
• He'll probably go around bragging to his friends
  他很可能会到处向他的朋友们吹嘘。
• Oh, he's always bragging about that simpleton grandson of his.
  哼，他总是拿他的笨蛋孙子的事吹牛。
• Right now, it seems, everyone is bragging about how much they are holding in cash.
  眼下，似乎他们每个人都在夸耀自己管理的资产里有多少多少现金。
• She was always bragging about her cottage in italy.
  她总是夸耀她在意大利的别墅。
• If you start bragging about your qualities, then too, you go to extremes.
  如果你开始夸耀你的优点，继而，你会走极端。
• The chairman never tires of bragging that he and Mr. McCormack are old friends.
  主席总是不厌其烦地到处炫耀他和麦科马克先生是老朋友。
• I enjoyed seeing him, playing against him and I guess I have bragging rights when we get back to Chicago this week.
  我高兴见到他，和他对阵，我猜等我们回到芝加哥的时候，我会有权利吹牛的。
• Three rats are sitting at the bar talking bragging about their bravery and toughness.
  三只老鼠在酒吧吹牛，谈论他们有多么勇敢和顽强。