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

• Body builders shave their chests to show off their muscles
  健美运动员剃去胸毛以展示肌肉。
• 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。
• 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。
• Beauty render-show off your model with some nice lighting and show off the best angles of your warrior.
  美渲染-炫耀你的模型和一些漂亮的灯光和炫耀的最佳角度，你的战士。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The screenshots really show off the dynamic lighting, both the night games and the daytime shot of Torres.
  屏幕截图确实突出了动态光影，托雷斯在晚上的比赛和白天的射门。
• 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。
• The trouble with him is that he likes to show off.
  他的缺点是好逞能。