1PHRASAL VERB 炫耀;卖弄;表现自己 If you say that someone is 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. 炫耀;卖弄;表现自己 [disapproval]
All right, there's no need to show off. [VERBPREP.]
好了,没必要炫耀。
He had been showing off for her at the poker table. [VERBPREP.]
2PHRASAL VERB 卖弄,炫耀,显摆(某物) If you show off something 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. 卖弄,炫耀,显摆(某物)
Naomi was showing off her engagement ring. [VERBPREP. noun]
娜奥米正在炫耀她的订婚戒指。
Body builders shave their chests to show off their muscles. [VERBPREP. noun (not pronoun)]
健美运动员剃去胸毛以展示肌肉。
He actually enjoys his new hairstyle and has decided to start showing it off.
3PHRASAL VERB 衬托;使夺目;使显得更漂亮(或迷人) If something shows something off, it emphasizes its good features so that it looks especially attractive. 衬托;使夺目;使显得更漂亮(或迷人) [Also VERB n PREPOSITION]
She had made Helen a dress which showed off her tiny waist. [VERBPREP. noun (not pronoun)]
N-COUNT 爱卖弄的人;爱炫耀的人 If you say that someone is a show-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. 爱卖弄的人;爱炫耀的人 [informal, disapproval]
SYN exhibitionist, boaster, swaggerer, hot dog [mainly US]