| 释义 |
show-offˈshow-off noun [countable] informal   - Dave can be a real show-off at times.
- You have to be a bit of a show-off to be an actor.
- Dominic's show-off fact: He was the youngest person ever to run for London Mayor.
- It can encourage the show-off in us.
- Peacocks and nightingales are aesthetic show-offs.
- That was the way to deal with show-offs like Olivia Onions.
- The lesson of Trafalgar Square 2000 was that 3000 fearless anarchists were kept in check by one scantily clad show-off.
someone who shows off► show-off someone who is always doing or saying things in order to make other people admire them - use this especially when you disapprove of this behaviour: · Dave can be a real show-off at times.· You have to be a bit of a show-off to be an actor. ► exhibitionist someone who publicly behaves in a way in which most people would usually only behave in private, in order to attract attention: · I've always liked singing for an audience -- I guess I'm just an exhibitionist.· Most of the dresses in the show are unwearable, unless you're an exhibitionist. ► poser British spoken someone who behaves in a way that they think will make them seem clever, fashionable, or well-educated, even when they are not - used especially humorously: · Did you hear him going on about his Porsches? What a poser! someone who always tries to show how clever or skilled they are so that other people will admire them – often used to show disapproval:  She’s a bit of a show-off. |