吹嘘chuī xū(夸大地宣扬) lavish praise on oneself or others; boast; boost up; glibly profess; advertise oneself:自我吹嘘 self-praise吹嘘他的富有 make a boast of being spendthrift我多么希望他不再吹嘘他的考试成绩。 I wish he would stop crowing about his examination results.喝了几杯酒后,他总要吹嘘一番他的战争经历。 After a few drinks, he always became boastful about his wartime activities.