show off

英 [ˈʃəʊ ɒf]

美 [ˈʃoʊ ɔːf]

炫耀; 卖弄; 表现自己; 显摆（某物）

现在分词：showing off　过去式：showed off　第三人称单数：shows off　过去分词：shown off　

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 炫耀;卖弄;表现自己
  If you say that someoneis showing off, you are criticizing them for trying to impress people by showing in a very obvious way what they can do or what they own.
  1. All right, there's no need to show off...
     好了，没必要炫耀。
  2. He had been showing off for her at the poker table.
     牌桌上他一直在她面前表现自己。
• PHRASAL VERB 卖弄，炫耀，显摆(某物)
  If youshow offsomething that you have, you show it to a lot of people or make it obvious that you have it, because you are proud of it.
  1. Naomi was showing off her engagement ring...
     娜奥米正在炫耀她的订婚戒指。
  2. Body builders shave their chests to show off their muscles...
     健美运动员剃去胸毛以展示肌肉。
  3. He actually enjoys his new hairstyle and has decided to start showing it off.
     实际上他很喜欢自己的新发型，决定要炫耀一番。
• PHRASAL VERB 衬托;使夺目;使显得更漂亮(或迷人)
  If somethingshowssomethingoff, it emphasizes its good features so that it looks especially attractive.
  1. She had made Helen a dress which showed off her tiny waist.
     她给海伦做了件很显她纤细腰身的连衣裙。
• See also:show-off

英英释义

verb

• display proudly
  1. he showed off his new sports car
  Synonym:flauntflashostentateswank

双语例句

• Be proud about your skills and job and experience, but show off in a polite way.
  应该对你的技能、工作和经验感到骄傲，要用礼貌的表示。
• It's really my pleasure. I love to show off my hometown.
  这真是我的荣幸。我喜欢吹嘘我的家乡。
• Today he finally has a chance to show off.
  今天他终于有机会表现一次了。
• 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。
• Good stuff to read and show off to some friends!
  好东西要阅读和炫耀的一些朋友们！
• I finally have a chance to show off.
  终于可以也让我表现一次了。
• We'll use a simple example of a Web forum to show off the significant features.
  我们将以一个简单的Web论坛为例，向您展示最重要的特性。
• It's the time to show off your English!
  这是你卖弄英语的好时机！
• He had been showing off for her at the poker table.
  牌桌上他一直在她面前表现自己。
• 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。