flaunt

英 [flɔːnt]

美 [flɔːnt]

v.  炫耀; 夸示; 夸耀; 卖弄; (性感地)招摇过市

现在分词：flaunting　过去式：flaunted　第三人称单数：flaunts　过去分词：flaunted　

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Collins.1 / BNC.14652 / COCA.13345

习惯用语

v.

if you've got it, flaunt it
• 有什么能耐施出来瞧瞧
  used to tell sb that they should not be afraid of allowing other people to see their qualities and abilities

牛津词典

verb

• 炫耀；夸示；夸耀；卖弄
  to show sth you are proud of to other people, in order to impress them
  1. He did not believe in flaunting his wealth.
     他不赞成摆阔。
  2. She openly flaunted her affair with the senator.
     她公开夸耀与参议员的恋情。
• （性感地）招摇过市
  to behave in a confident and sexual way to attract attention

柯林斯词典

• VERB 炫耀;夸耀;卖弄
  If you say that someoneflauntstheir possessions, abilities, or qualities, you mean that they display them in a very obvious way, especially in order to try to obtain other people's admiration.
  1. They drove around in Rolls-Royces, openly flaunting their wealth...
     他们开着劳斯莱斯到处转悠，公开炫耀他们的财富。
  2. One secret he learned very early on was not to flaunt his success.
     他很早就学到的一个秘诀就是不要夸耀自己的成功。
• VERB 招摇过市;卖弄性感;搔首弄姿
  If you say that someoneis flauntingthemselves, you disapprove of them because they are behaving in a very confident way, or in a way that is intended to attract sexual attention.
  1. She's asking for trouble, flaunting herself like that. Did you see the way Major Winston was looking at her?
     她那么招摇，真是在自找麻烦。看到温斯顿少校看她的样子了吗？
  2. ...tourists flaunting themselves in front of the castle guards in bra and shorts.
     穿着文胸和短裤在城堡卫兵面前招摇卖弄的游客们

英英释义

noun

• the act of displaying something ostentatiously
  1. his behavior was an outrageous flaunt

verb

• display proudly
  1. he showed off his new sports car
  Synonym:flashshow offostentateswank

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