英语单词

showboat是什么意思

showboat

英 ['ʃəʊbəʊt] 美 ['ʃobot]
  • n. 演戏船;爱卖弄的人
  • vi. 卖弄;炫耀

英文词源


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.

双语例句


1. The showboat paddled slowly toward the shore.
演艺船荡桨缓缓地向岸边前进.

来自辞典例句

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.

来自辞典例句

3. The professor has a tendency to showboat beafore his classes.
这位教授喜欢向学生卖弄学问.

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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.

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