1.boastful 愛(ài)吹牛的
I can't stand him.He's just a boastful.
我實(shí)在是受夠他了,他太愛(ài)吹牛了。
2.be all talk只會(huì)說(shuō)空話
He's all talk I wouldn't take him too seriously if I were you.
他只會(huì)說(shuō)空話,我要是你的話,就不會(huì)把他的話放在心上。
3.boast 自夸
He always boasting about how clever his children are.
他總是夸夸其談他的孩子有多聰明。
4.brag 吹牛
I wish she'd stop bragging about how rich her husbaand is.
我希望她不要再吹牛說(shuō)她丈夫多有錢了。
5. name dropping通過(guò)提知名人物以示相識(shí)而抬高自己身份
"When I met the hillbilly cat,"said Steve,name dropping, "He seemed a very nice man."
史蒂夫自夸說(shuō):“我見(jiàn)過(guò)貓王,他看起來(lái)非常親切。”
【小編筆記】
1.big head 就是指驕傲自大的人
2."He blows his own horn."就是形容這種喜歡自吹自擂的人。