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单词 flaunt
释义
flauntflaunt /flɔːnt $ flɒːnt, flɑːnt/ verb [transitive] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINflaunt
Origin:
1500-1600 Probably from a Scandinavian language
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
flaunt
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theyflaunt
he, she, itflaunts
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theyflaunted
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave flaunted
he, she, ithas flaunted
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad flaunted
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill flaunt
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have flaunted
Continuous Form
PresentIam flaunting
he, she, itis flaunting
you, we, theyare flaunting
PastI, he, she, itwas flaunting
you, we, theywere flaunting
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been flaunting
he, she, ithas been flaunting
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been flaunting
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be flaunting
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been flaunting
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • He's very rich, but he doesn't like to flaunt his wealth or waste his money.
  • If you've got it, flaunt it!
  • Limousines aren't necessarily a way of flaunting your wealth.
  • Others have called him arrogant, for flaunting his millionaire lifestyle.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • He reciprocated by flaunting his other affairs in her face.
  • It certainly was a curious experience to flaunt one's religion in the face of London.
  • The owners who have bought and restored them proudly flaunt that history, as well.
  • They feel they are the greatest and they want to flaunt it, as noisily as possible.
  • This production flaunts a major advantage the National has over traditional West End theaters, with their proscenium stages.
  • Widow birds have thick black tails many times the lengths of their bodies, which they flaunt while flying above the grass.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorto show someone something because you are proud of it
to show someone or something that you are proud of to other people: show off something/somebody (to somebody): · She raised her wrist, showing off a sparkling diamond bracelet.· At last, this was a chance to show off her talents before a real audience.show something/somebody off (to somebody): · He wanted to show his daughter off to everybody.
to let people see your valuable possessions so that they know you are rich or successful, in a way that annoys people: · Others have called him arrogant, for flaunting his millionaire lifestyle.· He's very rich, but he doesn't like to flaunt his wealth or waste his money.· If you've got it, flaunt it!
to wave something in your hand in order to make people notice it: · She came in excitedly, flourishing a letter with her exam results.· The painting showed two gates guarded by imposing military figures flourishing swords.
if someone parades another person, they show that person in public for others to see, usually proudly or as if they own them: parade across/through/beside etc: · The captured soldiers were paraded through the streets of the city.· The senator loves parading his beautiful new wife before the nation.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB
· My view is, if you've got it, flaunt it!· The message from Labour's strategists will be that if you've got it, flaunt it.
1to show your money, success, beauty etc so that other people notice it – used to show disapproval:  The rich flaunted their wealth while the poor starved on the streets.2if you’ve got it, flaunt it spoken used humorously to tell someone not to hide their beauty, wealth, or abilities
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