1、boast
吹噓;炫耀;夸耀
Witnesses said Furci boasted that he took part in killing them.
幾位證人聲稱富爾奇曾吹噓自己參與了對(duì)他們的屠殺
。Carol boasted about her costume.
卡蘿爾炫耀著自己的穿著打扮
。有,擁有(值得驕傲的成就或財(cái)產(chǎn))
The houses will boast the latest energy-saving technology.
這些房屋將應(yīng)用最新的節(jié)能技術(shù)
。Frommen says his country boasts a healthy economy.
弗羅曼稱他的國(guó)家經(jīng)濟(jì)運(yùn)行良好
。2、overtake
超(車);追上(前面的人)
When he eventually overtook the last truck he pulled over to the inside lane.
他終于超過(guò)了最后那輛卡車后便駛回了內(nèi)車道
。The red car was pulling out ready to overtake.
那輛紅色汽車駛離車列準(zhǔn)備超車
。趕上,超越(對(duì)手)
It's the first time at these games that the Americans have overtaken the Cubans.
這是美國(guó)人在這一運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)上首次超越古巴人
。Lung cancer has now overtaken breast cancer as a cause of death for women in the US.
肺癌現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)取代乳腺癌成為美國(guó)女性的一大殺手
。(情感等)壓倒,使難以承受
Something like panic overtook me.
一種恐慌的感覺(jué)襲裹了我
。From the moment Edward had told her of the escape attempt, she had been overtaken by a sense of impending doom.
自從愛(ài)德華告訴她打算逃跑的那一刻起,她便強(qiáng)烈感到厄運(yùn)在一步步逼近
。