爱“炫耀”的人
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爱炫耀的人到处都有,让人讨厌。今天我们就来学一学怎样形容这种行为。

首先,当然是我们最常见的show off了,它的意思是“炫耀,卖弄,在众人面前出风头”,不只是炫耀东西,炫耀才能可以用这个词,比如:

A: Did you see Jane wearing 7 gold necklaces?

你看到简戴了七条金项链吗?

B: Sure I did, she always tries to show off her money.

当然看到了。她就是喜欢炫耀自己有钱。

A: I gave a speech about my design for 2 hours in the meeting. You know what, my boss was very impressed!

会上我就自己的设计发表了两个小时的讲话。你知道吗,我老板对我印象深刻极了!

B: Wow, you really showed off today.

哇,你今天可真出了风头了。

除了show off,display也常用来表示“炫耀”,比如:He made a display of his talents. 他故意炫耀自己的才能。

还有flaunt,表示“卖弄地或厚颜无耻地展示”,比如:Bob always flaunts1 his knowledge. 鲍勃总是炫耀他的知识。

这些“炫耀”的人起码还有东西可以炫耀,也有一些人,明明没那么有钱或者没那么有本事,也要“假装高人一等”地炫耀,这样的行为可以用strut, swagger, swank这几个词来表示,比如:

The pompous2 lecturer is strutting3 back and forth4 across the stage.

这个演讲者在台上趾高气扬地来回走着。

A parvenu5 swaggers around at a party.

有个暴发户在舞会上神气活现地四处走动。

a newly elected senator's wife swanking around town.

新当选参议员的妻子在镇上神气活现地四处走动。



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1 flaunts 59ee88e33c4510b9ecd700358149cf29     
v.炫耀,夸耀( flaunt的第三人称单数 );有什么能耐就施展出来
参考例句:
  • He flaunts his queer style as a savage might flaunt a top-hat retrieved from somebody's dustbin. 他对自己那种怪异的文体加以夸耀这恰似一个野人从别人的垃圾箱里捡出一顶礼帽时那种洋洋得意的样子。 来自辞典例句
  • He is a drug addict who flaunts his addiction and refuses to get treatment. 他嗜药,并以此为荣甚至拒绝治疗。 来自电影对白
2 pompous 416zv     
adj.傲慢的,自大的;夸大的;豪华的
参考例句:
  • He was somewhat pompous and had a high opinion of his own capabilities.他有点自大,自视甚高。
  • He is a good man underneath his pompous appearance. 他的外表虽傲慢,其实是个好人。
3 strutting 2a28bf7fb89b582054410bf3c6bbde1a     
加固,支撑物
参考例句:
  • He, too, was exceedingly arrogant, strutting about the castle. 他也是非常自大,在城堡里大摇大摆地走。
  • The pompous lecturer is strutting and forth across the stage. 这个演讲者在台上趾高气扬地来回走着。
4 forth Hzdz2     
adv.向前;向外,往外
参考例句:
  • The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
  • He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。
5 parvenu mL2xg     
n.暴发户,新贵
参考例句:
  • The parvenu invited guests but they all hung off.这个暴发户邀请了客人,但是他们都不愿意去。
  • The parvenu was much too foxy to let slip even a hint of his working - class background.暴发户十分狡猾,他决不暴露自己是工人出身这一事实。
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