boast
[bost]
词频2
词根: /bɔ/
vt. 自夸,自吹自擂;夸口说;以有…而自豪;自负有;
n. 夸口,自负;自负的事物,引以为傲的东西;自夸的话;扬言;
💡 褒死他(谐音):褒死他- 吹牛 自夸 boas(boss老板)+t(他):老板他 吹牛 船上(boat)扭腰(S): 自夸 吹嘘
"I don't want to boast, but I can actually speak six languages."
不是我吹嘘,我确实能讲六种语言。
近义:pose, rhodomontade, rodomontade, showboat, splurge, strut
反义:meekness, bashfulness, unaffectedness, pudendum, decorum
n. [机]动力,功率;力量;政权,权力;强国,大国;
vt. 运转;用发动机发动;使…有力量;
vi. 靠动力行进;快速行进;
adj. 权力的;机械能的,电动的;用电力(或动力)发动的;
"The engine is being specially adapted to increase its power."
正在对这台引擎进行改装以增加它的功率.
近义:move, operate, activate, actuate, energise, energize
反义:incapacity, powerlessness, weariness, impotency, impotentness, impossibility