中文翻译与英英解释

adj.
夸口的，自负的，傲慢的。 be boastful of ...自夸是…，以…自夸。
adv.
-ly ,-ness n.

exhibiting self-importance; "big talk"
同义词：braggart, bragging, braggy, big, cock-a-hoop, crowing, self-aggrandizing, self-aggrandising,

例句与用法

The wisest way is not to be boastful .
最聪明的办法是别去瞎说。

His action is a satire on his boastful pretension .
他的行动是对他自我吹嘘（卖弄）的一个讽刺。

They were even boastful of its eminence in those particulars .
他们甚至夸耀这些特色为它的优点。

After a few drinks , he always became boastful about his wartime activities .
他总要吹嘘一番他的战争经历。

After a few drinks , he always becomes boastful about his experience .
几杯酒下肚，他总要口出大言，吹嘘自己的经历。

"it's the easiest of all lives to live," he declared, becoming excited and boastful .
“这是一切生活中最容易的”，他说道，变得兴奋而且自负。

She was a conceited, boastful old thing, and even misfortune could not humble her .
她是一个自高自大、爱说大话的老东西，连不幸的遭遇都不能使她谦卑一点。

The quiet summation was so impressive, so profoundly confident, yet in no way boastful that neither visitor seemed inclined to break the silence that followed .
平静的归纳动人心弦、信心十足，然而又毫无自吹自擂的意味，两位来访者听过之后都无意打破随之而来的沉寂。

He made a big dig at his boastful brother
他狠狠挖苦他那个喜欢自吹自擂的兄弟。

About none of this was he boastful
对于所有这一切，他都没有自吹自擂。