| 短语 | show off |
| 释义 | show off 1. to try to make people admire your abilities, achievements, or possessions – used to show disapproval炫耀，卖弄，表现自己〔含贬义〕:•He couldn't resist showing off on the tennis court.他忍不住要在网球场上表现一番。2. show sth ↔ off to show something to a lot of people because you are very proud of it夸耀〔引以自豪的东西〕，向…炫耀〔某物〕:•a picture of the restaurant's owners showing off their award餐馆老板炫耀奖品的一张照片3. show sth ↔ off if one thing shows off something else, it makes the other thing look especially attractive使显得漂亮，衬托:•The white dress showed off her dark skin beautifully.白色的裙子把她黝黑的皮肤衬托得很漂亮。 show off informal make a deliberate or pretentious display of one's abilities or accomplishments 〈非正式〉炫耀; 卖弄。 ˌshow ˈoff(informal,disapproving)to try to impress others by talking about your abilities, possessions, etc.炫耀自己；卖弄自己He's just showing off because that girl he likes is here.他不过是在表现自己，因为他喜欢的那个姑娘在场。related nounshow-offshow off1. put out nicely for people 展出 * The Science Fair gave Julia a chance to show off her shell collec tion. 科学博览会使朱莉娅有机会展出她所收集的贝壳。 * He enjoys showing off his new car to people. 他喜欢向人们显示他的新车。2. display to excess one's ability or possessions 炫耀 * Joe has not missed a chance to show off his muscles since that pretty girl moved in next door. 自从那个漂亮的姑娘搬进隔壁以来，乔从未放弃过任何机会来炫耀自己健美的肌肉。show off卖弄;炫耀;衬托：He is a repugnant fellow，he often shows off his ability before anyone he meets.他是个令人厌烦的人，逢人就炫耀自己如何有本领。 |
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