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show-off

美['ʃɔf]

英英释义实用场景例句

近义词vanity

n. 爱炫耀的人；爱卖弄的人

低频词

词态变化

复数: show-offs;

英英释意

1. someone who deliberately behaves in such a way as to attract attention

英文词源

show-off (n.): 1776, "a display;" see show (v.) + off (adv.). From 1801 as "a deliberate and ostentatious display;" in reference to the person who makes such a display, attested from 1924. The verbal phrase is first recorded 1793 as "make a conspicuous and obvious display." Noun showing-off is from 1874.

实用场景例句

Somebody likes to show off in public.: 有人就喜欢在公共场合出风头.

It is very shameful of him to show off.: 他向人炫耀自己,真不害臊.

Come , shut up, father, don't show off.: 啊,得啦, 父亲, 不要婆婆妈妈的了.

Sue wanted to show off her new dress.: 苏要炫耀一下她的新连衣裙.

" I am truly grateful that Mr. Fang is willing to show off his eloquence.: 我感激得很方先生肯为我表演口才.

Her friends egged on Mabel to spend money to show off.: 梅布尔的朋友们怂恿她花钱摆阔气.

Both sexes, therefore, have reason to show off.: 因此, 两性都有理由炫耀自己的魅力.

He likes to show off his masculine physique.: 他喜欢炫耀他的阳刚之气.

He likes to show off his abilities.: 他喜欢卖弄自己的才能.

This is a great opportunity for all kids to show off at using Chinese!: 这是一个让小朋友,大朋友用中文展现才艺及同乐的机会.

He tore apart a book to show off his strength.: 他一把将书撕开,以显示他的力气.

Although he wants to make a hit, I think he hasn't got much to show off.: 虽然他想大出风头, 不过我以为他没有什么可炫耀的.

Not to mention to show off myself.: 更不必说炫耀我自己.

True friends do not show off or put each other down.: 真朋友是不会彼此炫耀或贬抑.

Gold hangings were used to show off the pictures.: 金色的吊帘被用来突出那些图片.

Your great name long since reached my ears like thunder. I am ashamed to show off my incompetence in the presence of an expert like yourself.: 先生大名,如雷灌耳, 小弟献丑,真是班门弄斧了.

He loved to show off his protean talent.: 他喜欢炫耀他的各式各样的才能.

She did a quick twirl to show off her dress.: 她轻快地一转身,炫耀自己所穿的衣服.

They have a tendency to show off, to dramatize almost every situation.: 他们爱炫耀，几乎对每种情况都添油加醋。

The interests he is most likely to enjoy will be those which enable him to show off himself or his talents.: 他最有可能感兴趣的就是那些能让他表现自己或炫耀才华的事情。

The player was given hardly any opportunities to show off his talents.: 那位选手几乎没有得到什么机会展示自己的天赋。

Body builders shave their chests to show off their muscles.: 健美运动员剃去胸毛以展示肌肉。

All right, there'sno need to show off.: 好了，没必要炫耀。