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。”