bragging is brag's Present Participle

brag

US [bræɡ]
UK [bræɡ]
  • v.吹嘘；自吹自擂
  • adj.第一流的；极好的；〈罕〉活泼的
  • n.勃莱格牌戏（简化的扑克牌戏）
  • Web吹牛；夸口；威水史
Past Tense：bragged  Simple Present：brags  Present Participle：bragging  

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bragging
v.
1.
[i][t]
~ (to sb) (about/of sth).~ that….+ speech
吹嘘；自吹自擂to talk too proudly about sth you own or sth you have done
He bragged to his friends about the crime.
他向朋友炫耀那桩罪行。
n.
1.
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勃莱格牌戏（简化的扑克牌戏）a card game which is a simple form of poker

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Definition:
AllAll,吹嘘吹嘘,自吹自擂自吹自擂,第一流的第一流的,极好的极好的,〈罕〉活泼的〈罕〉活泼的,勃莱格牌戏勃莱格牌戏,吹牛吹牛,夸口夸口,威水史威水史
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Beyond mere bragging rights, China has economic motives for trying to go global with the renminbi.
除了可以炫耀外，中国促进人民币国际化还有其经济动因。
chú le kě yǐ xuàn yào wài , zhōng guó cù jìn rén mín bì guó jì huà hái yǒu qí jīng jì dòng yīn 。
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2.
There's the bit of bragging with the boys, the fine head of the buck hung high up on the wall - sure, there's a thrill in all of it.
可以在男孩面前炫耀，伟大的战利品公鹿头可以高悬在墙上-确实，这一切都令人激动。
kě yǐ zài nán hái miàn qián xuàn yào , wěi dà de zhàn lì pǐn gōng lù tóu kě yǐ gāo xuán zài qiáng shàng - què shí , zhè yí qiè dōu lìng rén jī dòng 。
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3.
He did not enjoy the social life of south London, the pub culture, the bragging, the put-downs, the racism and violence.
他不喜欢伦敦南部地区的社会生活——酒吧文化、自吹自擂、轻蔑贬低、种族主义还有暴力。
tā bù xǐ huan lún dūn nán bù dì qū de shè huì shēng huó — — jiǔ bā wén huà 、 zì chuī zì léi 、 qīng miè biǎn dī 、 zhǒng zú zhǔ yì hái yǒu bào lì 。
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4.
He was not bragging, not showing off. His sole motive was to make her happy, to make her proud of him, to justify her long faith in him.
他没有吹嘘，也没有炫耀，一心只求她高兴，求她为他骄傲，也证明她长时间以来对他的信心并没有错。
tā méi yǒu chuī xū , yě méi yǒu xuàn yào , yì xīn zhǐ qiú tā gāo xìng , qiú tā wèi tā jiāo ào , yě zhèng míng tā cháng shí jiān yǐ lái duì tā de xìn xīn bìng méi yǒu cuò 。
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5.
There's a prizefight underway in markets, with two heavyweights slugging it out for bragging rights and big winnings.
市场上，两位重量级拳手正为炫耀的资本和大奖而进行着激烈角逐。
shì chǎng shàng , liǎng wèi zhòng liàng jí quán shǒu zhèng wèi xuàn yào de zī běn hé dà jiǎng ér jìn xíng zhe jī liè jué zhú 。
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6.
An increasing number of business executives have taken to bragging about how much sleep they get.
越来越多的企业行政主管开始把自己有时间睡觉作为吹牛的资本。
yuè lái yuè duō de qǐ yè xíng zhèng zhǔ guǎn kāi shǐ bǎ zì jǐ yǒu shí jiān shuì jiào zuò wéi chuī niú de zī běn 。
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7.
At least you'll get them out of your system and get bragging rights if anything ever happens.
因为你至少把它们说出来了，一旦后来引起什么变化，你就有权利吹嘘啦。
yīn wèi nǐ zhì shǎo bǎ tā men shuō chū lái le , yí dàn hòu lái yǐn qǐ shén me biàn huà , nǐ jiù yǒu quán lì chuī xū la 。
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8.
All that bragging and shouting is not a sign of confidence, but a sign of insecurity.
那些吹牛和喧哗并不是自信的符号，只是没有安全感的表现。
nà xiē chuī niú hé xuān huá bìng bú shì zì xìn de fú hào , zhǐ shì méi yǒu ān quán gǎn de biǎo xiàn 。
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9.
Pretty soon, we may even live up to the bragging motto I made up for our posters and Web site: 'Beijing's premier blues and jam band. '
不久之后，我们可能真的能实现我在海报和网站上放出的豪言壮语：“北京一流的蓝调和爵士乐队”。
bù jiǔ zhī hòu , wǒ men kě néng zhēn de néng shí xiàn wǒ zài hǎi bào hé wǎng zhàn shàng fàng chū de háo yán zhuàng yǔ : " běi jīng yì liú de lán tiáo hé jué shì yuè duì " 。
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10.
How much do you care about prestige and bragging rights?
你对声望和吹嘘的权利有多在意？
nǐ duì shēng wàng hé chuī xū de quán lì yǒu duō zài yì ?
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