boast 普通用词，指对自己所做的事，自己的长处、财富以及家庭等的夸耀，常含言过其实的意味。
brag 非正式用词，其夸耀和吹嘘意味强于boast，到了过分夸大，有时令人讨厌的地步。
crow 多指大声吵嚷地吹嘘，夸耀自己做某事比他人做得好。
pride 与boast的意义较接近，指炫耀、夸口，自鸣得意，常与反身代词连用。
参考例句
1. He prides himself on remaining calm in an emergency. 他为自己在紧急关头十分镇定而感到骄傲。
2. Please remember I inherent pride. 请记住我固有的骄傲。
3. We take pride in the prosperity of our country. 我们为我国的繁荣昌盛而感到自豪。
英英解释
n.
1. a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
2. satisfaction with your (or another's) achievements
3. the trait of being spurred on by a dislike of falling below your standards
4. a group of lions
5. unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins) v.
1. be proud of
