プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第３版)の解説
いばる【威張る】
1 〔偉そうにする〕
- 彼は劣等感から威張るのだ
His inferiority complex makes him 「act big [put on airs]. - あの男の威張った態度は鼻持ちならない
I cannot stand [bear] his domineering attitude. - 彼らはなんと威張って歩いていることだろう
Look how they strut and swagger about! - 彼は部下に威張り散らす
He throws his weight about among his subordinates.／He lords it over his men.
2 〔自慢する〕⇒じまん(自慢)
- 彼は息子が成功したと威張っている
He boasts [brags] about his son's success. - 彼女はいくつもの賞を得たが少しも威張ったところがない
She has won several prizes, but she is not at all puffed up (with pride).