brag

brag
(bragged, bragging)
  1. [reporting verb]say something in a boastful manner
    吹牛,吹嘘,夸耀
    [with clause]he bragged that he was sure of victory.
    他夸口说自己肯定能赢。
    [noobj.]they were bragging about how easy it had been.
    他们吹嘘说一切都很容易。
noun
  1. [mass noun]a gambling card game which is a simplified form of poker
    布莱格牌戏(一种简化扑克,属赌博性牌戏)
  2. [insing.]a boastful statement; an act of talking boastfully
    大话,牛皮,夸耀之词;吹嘘,夸耀
adjective
  1. [attrib.](informal, chiefly US)excellent; first-rate
    (非正式, 主 美)卓越的;一流的
派生
bragger
noun
braggingly
adverb
语源
  1. Middle English (as an adjective in the sense 'boastful'): of unknown origin (French braguer is recorded only later)
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