"toot your own horn" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 自我吹嘘
• 自夸

Definition

自豪地谈论自己的成就或能力，通常显得自夸或自负。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

主要是非正式且略带贬义，用来提示某人不要自夸。英式英语常用 "blow your own trumpet"。常用否定：'don't' ('Don't toot your own horn')。

Examples

It's not good to toot your own horn all the time.

一直**自我吹嘘**是不好的。

She doesn't like to toot her own horn, but she works very hard.

她不喜欢**自我吹嘘**，但她很努力。

Try not to toot your own horn during the meeting.

开会时尽量不要**自夸**。

I don’t want to toot my own horn, but that project was a big success because of me.

我不想**自我吹嘘**，但那个项目的成功离不开我。

You don’t have to toot your own horn—everyone already knows you’re great at this.

你不用**自夸**—大家都知道你很擅长这个。

Not to toot my own horn, but I did finish the report two days early.

不是要**自夸**，但我提前两天完成了报告。