Make a merit of sth
以某事居功自夸
🧩 词语组成解析
make
[mek]
vt. 做，制造;生产，制定;使成为;使产生;
vi. 开始;尝试;行进;增大;
n. 制造;生产量;性格;形状，样式;
merit
['mɛrɪt]
n. 价值，优点;[宗教]（行善得到的）功德;功绩，功勋;荣誉;
vt. 值得，应获得;[宗教]（因行善而）应得（善报）;
vi. 值得，应得;[宗教]积德;
of
[əv]
prep. 关于;属于…的;由…制成;
aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气];
[医] 生长激素
🗣️ 情景例句
My house is only a few miles from Spaceport.
我的家离Spaceport只有几哩路。
A barley-corn is better than a diamond to a cock.
对一只公鸡来说，一颗麦粒优于一颗钻石。
she said she was not going to make another.She said she was going to retire.
她不准备再拍电影了。她说她准备退休。