释义 |
showboatshow‧boat /ˈʃəʊbəʊt $ ˈʃoʊboʊt/ verb [intransitive] informal  VERB TABLEshowboat |
Present | I, you, we, they | showboat, showboating | | he, she, it | showboats, showboating | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | showboated, showboating | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have showboated, showboating | | he, she, it | has showboated, showboating | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had showboated, showboating | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will showboat | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have showboated, showboating |
if someone playing a sport is showboating, they are trying to make people admire them by doing skilful tricks, but are not playing effectively for their team: What did he ever do other than showboat around the pitch, beat five players, and end up losing the ball to the sixth?—showboating noun [uncountable] |