boasted是什么意思？

boasted

• v. 有（引以为荣的事物）( boast的过去式和过去分词 )，扬言；

例句

• Paul boasted that he was a good skater, but after he fell, he laughed on the other side of his face. 保罗吹嘘他溜冰溜得很棒, 但跌了一跤后, 他却哭笑不得.
• He boasted that he could speak six languages fluently. 他自夸自己能流利地讲6种语言.
• The Victorian Age is often boasted of as an age of progress. 维多利亚时代常常被夸耀为进步时代.
• Palo Alto boasted 36 percent more men than women. 帕洛阿尔托一度吹嘘其男性人口超出女性人口36%.
• 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。
• It boasted 170 times the acceptable level of faecal coliforms , which are associated with human waste. 这只手机所携带的粪大肠菌是可接受值的170倍.粪大肠菌是一种存在于人体粪便中的细菌.
• The cheater boasted that he could turn stone into gold. 那个骗子吹嘘道,他能点石成金.
• Carol boasted about her costume... 卡萝尔炫耀着自己的穿着打扮。
• 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。

英语四级真题

And most noticeable of all, there is the phenomenon of large urban and suburban high schools that have split up into smaller units of a few hundred, generally housed in the same grounds that once boasted thousands of students all marching to the same band.
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柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• 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.
  例句
  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。
• VERB
  有，拥有（值得骄傲的成就或财产）
  If someone or something can boast a particular achievement or possession, they have achieved or possess that thing.
  例句
  The houses will boast the latest energy-saving technology... 这些房屋将应用最新的节能技术。 Frommen says his country boasts a healthy economy. 弗罗曼称他的国家经济运行良好。