showboat
英 [ˈʃəʊ.bəʊt]
美 [ˈʃoʊ.boʊt]
- n. 演戏船；爱卖弄的人
- vi. 卖弄；炫耀
英语词源
- showboat (n.)
- also show-boat, 1838, "river boat on which theatrical performances are given," from show (n.) + boat (n.). The verb meaning "to show off" is attested from 1951.
权威例句
- 1. The showboat paddled slowly toward the shore.
- 演艺船荡桨缓缓地向岸边前进.
- 2. That newscaster is a showboat, she wants to be on camera all the time.
- 那新闻播报员是一个爱现的人, 她随时想上镜头.
- 3. The professor has a tendency to showboat beafore his classes.
- 这位教授喜欢向学生卖弄学问.
- 4. My friends love to showboat around the lake on their water - skis.
- 我的朋友们喜欢在他们的滑水板上绕着湖向人们炫耀.