boasted 是动词 boast 的过去式和过去分词形式，英式音标为 /ˈbəʊstɪd/，美式音标为 /ˈboʊstɪd/ 。它主要有两个核心含义：一是“自夸、吹嘘”，指骄傲地谈论自己的成就或拥有物，常含令人反感的意味；二是“以拥有……而自豪”，表示某人或某物具备值得骄傲的特质或成就。

用法解析

作“自夸、吹嘘”时：可作及物或不及物动词，后接介词 about/of 引出具体内容，或接 that 从句说明吹嘘的内容。例如：“He openly boasted of his skill as a burglar.”（他公然炫耀他的盗窃手法）；“Witnesses said Furci boasted that he took part in killing them.”（证人们说富尔西曾吹嘘说他参与了杀人）。

作“以拥有……而自豪”时：仅作及物动词，通常用于积极语境，强调客观具备的优势。例如：“Our school library boasts quite a few rare books.”（我们学校图书馆以藏有好多珍本书而自豪）；“The town boasts a world-famous art gallery.”（这个镇子引以为荣的是有个闻名于世的美术馆）。

短语搭配

boast about：自夸、吹嘘某事，如“Carol boasted about her costume.”（卡罗尔吹嘘着她的戏装）。

boast of：吹嘘拥有某种特质或成就，如“Nobody should boast of his learning.”（谁也不应当夸耀自己的学识）。

其他专业搭配：在建筑术语中，“boasted ashlar”指“粗凿石圬工”，“boasted ashlars”意为“粗凿”。

例句

他从未自夸过自己的成就。（I never boasted of my success.）

那个骗子吹嘘道，他能点石成金。（The cheater boasted that he could turn stone into gold.）

广西壮族自治区以风景如画而著称。（Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region is boasted for its picturesque scenery.）

证人们说富尔西曾吹嘘说他参与了杀人。（Witnesses said Furci boasted that he took part in killing them.）

不像欧洲其他任何一个国家，波兰因去年经济增长了1.7%而感到自豪。（Unlike any other country in Europe, Poland boasted economic growth last year, of 1.7%.）

他夸口说他是本市最优秀的游泳者。（He boasted that he was the best swimmer in the city.）

本校以拥有一座设备完善的游泳池而自豪。（Our school can boast of a fine swimming pool.）

“总是有男孩子约我出去，但是他们中没有一个人适合我。”她吹嘘道。（“Men ask me out all the time. But none of them are suitable,” she boasted.）

在同一次谈话中，共谋者2还吹嘘说，每当执法部门突袭诈骗营地时，“我们”都毫发无伤。（In the same conversation, Co-Conspirator-2 boasted that whenever there were law enforcement crackdowns at the scam compounds, nothing happened to "us".）

他经常夸耀自己从未在华盛顿逗留过一周以上的时间。（He often boasted that he had never been in Washington for as long as a week.）

无论是表达个人的炫耀，还是客观事物的优势，boasted 都能精准传达“自豪”或“吹嘘”的语气，关键在于语境的积极或消极倾向。你是否遇到过有人用夸张的言辞“boast”自己的经历？这种表达方式往往能反映说话者的性格特质。