crow

单词辨析:

boast brag crow 【导航词义:吹嘘,自夸】
boast v. 吹嘘,自吹自擂
〔辨析〕

普通用词,指对自己的能力、成就、财富以及家庭等进行夸耀,常含言过其实的意味。

〔例证〕

He boasted that he had never failed a test.

他自夸考试从未不及格过。

There's nothing to boast of.

没有什么值得夸耀的。

brag v. [贬]自夸,吹嘘
〔辨析〕

指过分夸大自己的才能、财富等,其夸耀和吹嘘的程度强于 boast,甚至到了令人讨厌的地步。

〔例证〕

She used to brag that she was the most talented woman in her country.

她过去总是自夸说她是全国最有才华的女人。

He often brags about his cleverness.

他常常吹嘘自己的聪明才智。

crow v. [贬]吹嘘,自夸
〔辨析〕

通常指得意洋洋地大声夸耀自己的成功。

〔例证〕

She always crows about her success.

她总是夸耀自己的成功。

He was crowing over winning the bet.

他在大声吹嘘自己打赌赢了。

相关例句:

The crow pecked out the eyes of the dead sheep.

乌鸦啄出了那头死羊的眼睛。

When I got to Crow Creek, Magpie was not home. I talked to his wife Amelia.

我到鸭溪时,喜鹊没在家,我和他的妻子阿米莉亚谈了谈。

I joined the crow and stood there and watched long.

我加入了人群,长久站在那里看。

I live at Mesa, Washington, about 10 miles as the crow flies from Hanford.

我住在华盛顿的梅萨,到汉福德的直线距离约为10英里。

I got a sight of him in the crow.

人群中我忽视而看见了他。

Cocks crow.

鸡啼。