为了让别人佩服自己而表现自己,常通过展示能力或财物。
"He was clearly showing off in front of the new students, doing tricks on his skateboard."
I was just showing off. I do that sometimes.
— J.D. Salinger, 'The Catcher in the Rye' (1951)
得意地展示某物或某人,常常是为了给别人留下深刻印象。
想让别人注意并羡慕你,或你拥有的东西。
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为了让别人佩服自己而表现自己,常通过展示能力或财物。
"He was clearly showing off in front of the new students, doing tricks on his skateboard."
I was just showing off. I do that sometimes.
— J.D. Salinger, 'The Catcher in the Rye' (1951)
得意地展示某物或某人,让别人欣赏。
"She couldn't wait to show off her new engagement ring to her colleagues."
He was showing off his new purchase.
— Charles Dickens, 'Great Expectations' (1861) — paraphrased
以能突出优点的方式展示某物(常用于设计、摄影或时尚)。
"The lighting in the gallery was designed to show off the paintings to their best advantage."
可作及物用法('show off your skills'),也可作不及物用法('stop showing off!')。通常带一点负面意思,表示爱炫耀或爱出风头,但有时也可以是中性或正面。儿童常用,也常用来谈论孩子。
母语者最常搭配使用的单词。
最常用的五种时态形式。
来自 YouTube 真实视频中 "show off" 的用法片段 — 点击可在 Looplines 上观看。
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