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brag

verb
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[intransitive, transitive] (disapproving)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they brag
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he / she / it brags
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past simple bragged
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past participle bragged
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-ing form bragging
🔊/ˈbræɡɪŋ/
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  1. brag (to somebody) (about/of something) | brag that… | + speech to talk too proudly about something you own or something you have done吹嘘；自吹自擂 synonym boast
    • He bragged to his friends about the crime.他向朋友炫耀那桩罪行。🔊🔊
    • I’m not bragging but I think I did very well in the interview.不是我吹嘘，我认为我在面试中确实表现出色。
    • They repeatedly bragged that one of their men was responsible for the shooting.他们反复吹嘘他们的一名男子是枪击事件的负责人。
    Topics Personal qualitiesc1
    Word OriginMiddle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘boastful’): of unknown origin (French braguer is recorded only later).

brag

noun
🔊/bræɡ/
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[uncountable]
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  1. a card game which is a simple form of poker勃莱格牌戏（简化的扑克牌戏）
    Word OriginMiddle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘boastful’): of unknown origin (French braguer is recorded only later).