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

• 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。
• People also use the expression to describe someone who is a "show-off".
  人们也用这种表达法来描述某些炫耀自己的人。
• He had this big, you know, sort of show-off cellar, you know.
  他有个特别大的那种特张扬的酒窖。
• We all knew her as a big show-off.
  我们都知道她非常爱炫耀。
• One of my favorite show-off tricks is to do a complete bare-metal system rebuild, using only a Tom's Root Boot disk and an Internet connection.
  我最喜欢表演的戏法是只用一张Tom的RootBoot盘和网络连接完成裸机系统的重建。
• He was a liar, a cheat, a show-off.
  他偷拐抢骗，样样精通。
• You also have a strong desire to perform in front of others, perhaps just as a show-off or as an actor or performer in games or other situations that demonstrate your talents.
  你也会在别人面前有着强烈的表演欲，也许这只是象一个演员或表演者为了证明自己天赋的一次表演。
• 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！
• Currently, most of the existing dissertation targeting at college students 'show-off consumption behaviors are based on more theoretical discussions than directed and quantitative research. As a result, the relative coping strategies and measures are rather void and meaningless.
  目前，大部分针对高校学生炫耀消费行为研究的论文以理论探讨为主，定量的研究较少，研究提出的应对策略也过于空泛。