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:
boastは300,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。
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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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, positive
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