show-off
美 ['ʃɔf]
英文詞源
- show-off (n.)
- 1776, "a display;" see show (v.) + off (adv.). From 1801 as "a deliberate and ostentatious display;" in reference to the person who makes such a display, attested from 1924. The verbal phrase is first recorded 1793 as "make a conspicuous and obvious display." Noun showing-off is from 1874.
雙語例句
- 1. Leshka waved him away with a show of irritation.
- 廖什克惱火地揮手讓他離開。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The evening show was terrible, with hesitant unsure performances from all.
- 晚上的演出很糟，所有人都縮手縮腳，顯得很不自信。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. This show, too, was virtually sold out before it opened.
- 這場演出的門票也是幾乎在開演前就銷售一空了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Who do you suppose will replace her on the show?
- 你覺得誰會代替她參加這場演出？
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. It was time now to show more political realism.
- 現在是拿出更多政治務實精神的時候了。
來自柯林斯例句