show-off

英 [ˈʃəʊ ɒf]

美 [ˈʃoʊ ɔːf]

n.  爱炫耀的人; 喜欢卖弄的人

复数：show-offs　

Collins.1

牛津词典

noun

• 爱炫耀的人；喜欢卖弄的人
  a person who tries to impress other people by showing how good he or she is at doing sth

柯林斯词典

• 爱卖弄的人;爱炫耀的人
  If you say that someone is ashow-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.

英英释义

noun

• someone who deliberately behaves in such a way as to attract attention
  Synonym:exhibitionist

双语例句

• That little show-off Sondra tried to make something of him.
  那个有点自以为是的小桑德拉想帮他弄出点名堂来。
• The sentences still form in my mind, and thoughts still do their little show-off dance, but I know my thought patterns so well now that they don't bother me anymore.
  词句仍在我的脑子里成形，思维仍卖弄风骚地手舞足蹈，但我现在已经十分熟悉自己的思维模式，不再受到干扰。
• This piece is now in a formal show-off drawing room where the owner entertains officially and therefore does not want to see a big TV.
  这个书柜如今放在一个奢华炫耀的正式客厅里，主人要在这里郑重地招待客人，不想看到一个大电视。
• One might ask why, other than sci-fi show-off value, one would wish to replace a clicker with hand gestures.
  有人可能会问，除了科幻小说式炫耀的价值，人们有什么理由希望用手势代替遥控器。
• Go ahead and wear our set of three hat pins and show-off your sassy style sense.
  戴上这款三个小帽子的胸针能够完全展现出您时尚的气息。
• Kyosho Corporation of America will be on site to demo and show-off an assortment of new products!
  京商美国公司将在现场演示和展示过的新产品品种！
• Fitting your cab exterior with exclusive accessories does not make you a show-off.
  用独一无二的附件装饰您的驾驶室外部并不是自我炫耀。
• We all knew her as a big show-off.
  我们都知道她非常爱炫耀。
• One thick-skinned show-off waves his foot in the flames for a foolhardy second.
  一位恬不知耻的炫耀者在火光中时不时地鲁莽地舞动自己的脚板。
• One theory is that men, in particular, use humour as a mating signal, to show-off their intelligence and good genes to women.
  研究人员提出的一个理论是，男人尤其喜欢把幽默作为一个交配信号来向女人展示自己的才智和优良基因。