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outbrag verb[ T ] informaldisapproving(alsoout-brag)uk /ˌaʊtˈbræɡ/ us /ˌaʊtˈbræɡ/-gg- to brag (= speak too proudly about something) more than someone else: 吹嘘得比别人厉害;特牛 Their idea of conversation is trying to outbrag each other about their football team's achievements.他们谈话的意图是试图在夸耀足球队的成就时胜过对方。 When I became a doctor, my mother was delighted that she would be able to outbrag her co-workers. He's terrible, always trying to outbrag someone when they start talking about something they have done. She was getting tired of the two guys out-bragging each other in their attempts to make her like them. He was an awful leader who thought that the secret to success was being able to outbrag all your competitors. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Boasting bighead blow blow your own trumpetidiom blowhard boast boastful boastfulness brag braggadocio braggadocious braggart chest-beating chest-thumping crow crow about something flex humblebrag swaggerer toot toot your own hornidiom |