[I,T] to talk too proudly about your abilities, achievements, or possessions

夸口，夸耀，吹嘘:

'I wouldn't be afraid,' she boasted.

“我才不怕呢。”她吹嘘道。

Amy boasted that her son was a genius.

埃米夸耀自己的儿子是天才。

He's boasting about how much money he has made.

他在吹自己赚了多少多少钱。

The company is inclined to boast of its success.

这家公司喜欢炫耀自己的成就。

[T not in progressive] if a place, object, or organization boasts something, it has something that is very good

自豪地拥有〔好的事物或特征〕:

The city boasts two excellent museums.

这个城市以拥有两家出色的博物馆而自豪。

The Society boasts 3000 members worldwide.

该协会以拥有 3000 名来自世界各地的会员而自豪。

something that you like telling people because you are proud of it

引以为豪的事物，感到骄傲的事:

It is the company's proud boast that it can deal with all a customer's needs in one phone call.

这家公司所引以为豪的是，一通电话它就能满足一位客户所有的需求。

Philip's boast is that he started out without any outside financial backing.

菲利普所引以自豪的是他的起家没有依赖任何外来的资助。

'Making knowledge work' is the university's phrase, and it is no idle boast (=not a boast, but true).

“学以致用”是这所大学的校训，这确实不是一句空话。