brag

意味: 自慢

例文: June bragged about parallel parking… a tricycle.
    ジューンは三輪車の縦列駐車を自慢した。

定義: 得意げな話の例

コロケーション:

bragは300,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。

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Definitions(定義)

Noun: an instance of boastful talk
Verb: show off
Adjective: exceptionally good

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun, Verb, Adjective

Examples(例文)

Noun: his brag is worse than his fight
Noun: whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade
Adjective: a boss hand at carpentry
Adjective: his brag cornfield

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): blow, bluster, boast, boss, brag, bragging, crow, crowing, gas, gasconade, line-shooting, shoot a line, swash, tout, vaporing, vaunt

Antonyms(反意語):

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): boast, overstate

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): boast, brag, braggadocio, embroider, overemphasize, self-assertion, vaunt

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): gloat, puff

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: bluster, blusterer, boast, boaster, brag, braggart, bragger, braggy, crow, gasconade, vaunt, vaunter

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: general

Usage Category: formal

Usage Context: descriptive

Grammatical Notes:

countable noun

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

Prefixes(接頭辞):

Suffixes(接尾辞):

Exam Level

英検1級

Media Appearance(メディア登場例)

Books(洋書): Diary of a Wimpy Kid 1, Holes

Movies(映画):

Other Information(その他)

Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) Yes

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) Yes

Emotion Categories: negative

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