Toot own horn.
[英文成語] TOOT OWN HORN. - 俚語「自誇」深入了解和精準使用
自誇
「Toot own horn」是一種非常形象的表達,意思是自己吹噓或自我宣傳。這來自老式汽車的喇叭(horn),當你按下喇叭,就是為了讓人注意到你。在日常生活中,當某人不斷地談論自己的成就時,就可以用這個俚語來形容他們在「Toot their own horn」。透過這個表達,我們可以學習到如何識別和表達有關自我推銷的行為,以及在何種情境下使用這種表達是合適的。
例句
He loves to toot his own horn about his achievements.
佢鍾意喺成就方面自吹自擂。
At the meeting, she took the opportunity to toot her own horn.
喺會議上,佢把握機會來自吹自擂一番。
During the interview, he couldn’t resist tooting his own horn and talked extensively about his project success.
喺招聘訪問期間,佢忍唔住自吹自擂,詳述自己嘅項目成功。