boastful
爱吹牛的
I can't stand him.He's just a boastful.
我实在是受够他了,他太爱吹牛了。
be all talk
只会说空话
He's all talk I wouldn't take him too seriously if I were you.
他只会说空话,我要是你的话,就不会把他的话放在心上。
boast
自夸
He always boasting about how clever his children are.
他总是夸夸其谈他的孩子有多聪明。
brag
吹牛
I wish she'd stop bragging about how rich her husbaand is.
我希望她不要再吹牛说她丈夫多有钱了。
name dropping
通过提知名人物以示相识而抬高自己身份
"When I met the hillbilly cat,"said Steve,name dropping, "He seemed a very nice man."
史蒂夫自夸说:“我见过猫王,他看起来非常亲切。”