boast

意味: 自慢

例文: Aki boasted about parallel parking… in Minecraft.
    アキはマイクラでの縦列駐車を自慢した。

定義: 自分をほめあげること

コロケーション:

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Definitions(定義)

Noun: speaking of yourself in superlatives
Verb: show off
Verb: wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun, Verb

Examples(例文)

Verb: she was sporting a new hat

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): blow, bluster, boast, boasting, brag, feature, gas, gasconade, jactitation, self-praise, shoot a line, sport, swash, tout, vaunt

Antonyms(反意語):

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): have, overstate, speech act

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): abound, address, affirmation, agreement, bear, boast, brim, bristle, carry, challenge, citation, command, congratulation, denial, denunciation, description, disagreement, disclosure, embroider, explanation, give off, imply, informing, naming, objection, offer, overemphasize, possess, promise, proposal, read, rejection, reply, request, resignation, slander, sport, star, unite, wear

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): brag, braggadocio, gloat, puff, self-assertion, vaunt

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

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

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: general

Usage Category: formal

Usage Context: descriptive

Grammatical Notes:
transitive verb

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

Prefixes(接頭辞):

Suffixes(接尾辞):

Exam Level

英検準1級

Media Appearance(メディア登場例)

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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, positive

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