brag

CET6+TEM4GRE低频词常用词汇

英 [bræg] 美

释义

n. 吹牛，自夸

vi. 吹牛，自夸

vt. 吹牛，吹嘘

n. (Brag)人名；(瑞典)布拉格

词态变化

第三人称单数: brags;过去式: bragged;过去分词: bragged;现在分词: bragging;

近义词

crow boast

中文词源

brag 吹嘘

拟声词。

英文词源

brag: brag: [13] Brag first turned up in English as an adjective, meaning ‘spirited’ or ‘boastful’; the verb and noun did not appear until the 14th century. Where English got the word from, however, remains a mystery. French has braguer ‘brag’, but it is not clear whether English borrowed from French, or vice versa; French did, however, contribute the derivative bragard, which English adopted as braggart [16]. This probably also formed the basis of braggadocio, an Italianate coinage first used by the poet Edmund Spenser as a personification of ‘boastfulness’ in his Faerie Queene 1590.
brag (n.): late 14c., "pomp; arrogance, pride;" see brag (v.); the exact relationship of the forms is uncertain. Meaning "that which is boasted" is from 1530s. As a once-popular poker-like card game, from 1734.
brag (v.): mid-14c., braggen "to make a loud sound," also "to talk boastfully," of obscure origin, perhaps related to bray of a trumpet, or related to the Middle English adjective brag "ostentatious, proud; spirited, brave" (early 14c.), which probably is from Celtic. Other sources suggest Old Norse bragr "the best, the toast (of anything)," also "poetry." Also see braggart for another possibility. Related: Bragged; bragging.

双语例句

1. Don't brag about what you're going to do . Get something done.: 先别吹, 做出具体成绩来再说.

2. He made brag of his skill.: 他夸耀自己技术高明.

3. His wealth is his brag.: 他夸张他的财富.

4. You've done nothing but brag around ever since you've been here. ": 自从来这里以后,你什么也不干,就会自吹自擂. ”

5. Hung - chien said with a smile, " Don't brag.: 鸿渐笑道: “ 你别吹.

英英释意

1. an instance of boastful talk;: "his brag is worse than his fight"; "whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade"

实用场景例句

He bragged to his friends about the crime.: 他向朋友炫耀他的罪行。

He's always bragging about his prowess as a cricketer...: 他总是吹嘘自己板球球技的高超。

He'll probably go around bragging to his friends...: 他很可能会到处向他的朋友们吹嘘。

Let someone else brag about that cool thing you did.: 让别人去吹你做的事有多酷.

It is not in good form to brag of your learning.: 吹嘘自己的学识是欠妥的.

I can't stand people who brag.: 我最腻烦说大话的人.

His wealth is his brag.: 他夸张他的财富.

Don't brag so much. I guarantee you will eat your words sooner or later.: 别说大话, 我保证你迟早要收回前言,承认错误.

That's an interesting brag.: 那不过是个有趣的大话.

They Brag most who can do least.: 吹嘘得最凶的人能做到的事最少.

He used to brag that he would make lots and lots of money.: 他经常吹牛说自己会赚很多很多钱.

And have to listen to them brag about how popular their daughters were.: 你还得听她们吹嘘自己的女儿有多少人在爱慕.

We must never brag and boast.: 我们决不可自吹自擂.

Men brag to hide their fears.: 人们吹牛是为了掩盖他们的恐惧.

If you win or do well at, do not brag.: 要是获胜或做得好, 不要夸耀.

The fellow that brag about how cheap the heat his home always see the first robin.: 自夸家里的炉子如何便宜的人,常是头一个看到知更鸟的家伙.

Actually, this desire to brag is rooted in insecurity.: 实际上, 这种坏毛的根源在于没有安全感.

This is the creator of Titanic who had said to brag about his achievement.: 这是铁达尼号的制造者骄傲的自吹.

David is so full of hot air; all he does is brag about himself.: 大卫真是满口空话; 他所做的尽是自吹自擂.

Don't brag about what you're going to do . Get something done.: 先别吹, 做出具体成绩来再说.

Joe likes to brag about all the friends he has.: 乔伊老是喜欢吹嘘他有好多朋友.

I tell her about my trials at work and brag about the kids and Peggy.: 我跟她讲工作中的烦恼,也向她夸耀佩吉和孩子们.

Would he brag about his conquest?: 他会夸耀他所征服到的爱吗 ?

He made brag of his skill.: 他夸耀自己技术高明.

They like his slang and his brag and his blunders.: 他们很喜欢听他说土话,吹牛皮或胡说八道.

Love does not brag.: 爱不是炫耀.

He just loves to brag.: 他最喜欢吹牛.

For example, you can brag about your site traffic.: 比如你可以吹嘘自己的网站有流量.

He made a great brag of his ability.: 他夸耀自己的能力.

同义词辨析

boast, brag, crow, pride

这些动词均含有"自夸，吹嘘"之意。

boast：普通用词，指对自己所做的事，自己的长处、财富以及家庭等的夸耀，常含言过其实的意味。

brag：非正式用词，其夸耀和吹嘘意味强于boast，到了过分夸大，有时令人讨厌的地步。

crow：多指大声吵嚷地吹嘘，夸耀自己做某事比他人做得好。

pride：与boast的意义较接近，指炫耀、夸口，自鸣得意，常与反身代词连用。