outbrag
verb [ T ] informal disapproving (also out-brag) uk/ˌaʊtˈbræɡ/ us/ˌaʊtˈbræɡ/ -gg-
吹嘘得比别人厉害;特牛
to brag (= speak too proudly about something) more than someone else
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.
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- 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.