/bəʊst ||; bost/verb1 [I] to talk with too much pride about sth that you have or can do 吹嘘；自夸；自吹自擂: I wish she wouldn't boast about her family so much. 但愿她不要那样吹嘘自己的家族。
2 [T] (used about a place) to have sth that it can be proud of （指地方）有引以为荣的事物:
The town boasts over a dozen restaurants. 这个镇引以为荣的是有十来家餐馆。
boast noun [C]