英语专业四级考试常见词辨析：适度“吹嘘”，建立自信
<p> <span word="boast">boast</span>, <span word="brag">brag</span>, <span word="crow">crow</span>, <span word="pride">pride</span></p><p> 这些动词均含有自夸，吹嘘之意。</p><p> 1.<span word="boast">boast</span> : 普通用词，指对自己所做的事，自己的长处、财富以及家庭等的夸耀，常含言过其实的意味。</p><p> 例如：<span word="It">It</span> <span word="boasted">boasted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="grain">grain</span> <span word="elevator">elevator</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.(它自称有世界上最大的谷仓。)</p><p> 2.<span word="brag">brag</span> : 非正式用词，其夸耀和吹嘘意味强于<span word="boast">boast</span>，到了过分夸大，有时令人讨厌的地步。</p><p> 例如：<span word="Mary">Mary</span> <span word="bragged">bragged</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="faster">faster</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="Jack">Jack</span>.(玛丽夸口说她比杰克跑得快。)</p><p> 3.<span word="crow">crow</span> : 多指大声吵嚷地吹嘘，夸耀自己做某事比他人做得好。</p><p> 例如：<span word="You">You</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="crow">crow</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="defeated">defeated</span> <span word="enemy">enemy</span>.</p><p> 4.<span word="pride">pride</span>与<span word="boast">boast</span>的意义较接近：指炫耀、夸口，自鸣得意，常与反身代词连用。</p><p> 例如：<span word="He">He</span> <span word="prides">prides</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="skill">skill</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pianist">pianist</span>.</p>
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