boastful
adj.自夸的 (bragging, conceited)
When telling of her success, Mary tried not to be boastful.
谈到成功时,玛丽尽量不自吹自擂。
boast
vi.自夸vt.吹嘘(brag, self-praise)
He boasted about the big fish he had caught.
他吹嘘自己钓到了一条大鱼。
bombastic
adj.夸大的 (boastful)
brag
vt.夸张(boast, talk big)
Sue bragged that she could eat an entire pie in two minutes.
苏夸口说她能在两分钟内吃下一整块馅饼。
exaggerate
v.夸大,夸张 (overstate, overemphasize)
Bill exaggerates every story he tells his friends.
比尔把他告诉朋友的每件事都夸大了。
pretentious
adj.装腔作势的(showy, ostentatious)
overstate
vt.把…说得过分,夸大 (exaggerate)
magniloquent
adj.夸大的,言过其实的
communicate
vt.传达 vi. 通信;交流
Mary communicated the news as tactfully as she could.
玛丽尽可能巧妙地传达了这个消息。
consort
vt.结交(associate, connect)
Father is annoyed that his daughter consorts with all kinds of strange people.
父亲对女儿与各种各样奇怪的人交往感到恼火。
correspondence
n.通信
Jane saved all of her grandmother's correspondence.
简保存了她祖母所有的信件。
disseminate
vt.散布,传播 (disperse, distribute, spread, impart)
The public relations department disseminates information.
公关部发布信息。
impart
vt.给予;传递 (disseminate);告诉 (inform)
A teacher's job is mainly imparting knowledge to students.
教师的主要工作是向学生传授知识。