| 词组 | show |
| 释义 | show [showed, shown, showing] show around show sb around/round sth • show sb around/round to go around a place with someone to show them what is interesting or what they need to know: ▪ In the morning the Professor showed us around the university. ▪ A representative had arranged to meet us at the house that afternoon and show us round. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑show over BrE, ↑take around show in/into show sb in • show sb into sth to lead someone who is visiting into a room or a building, especially in order for them to meet someone there: ▪ I waited on the steps for about five minutes before somebody finally opened the door and showed me in. ▪ A secretary showed Alison into a large office. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑see in/into ■ OPPOSITE: show out show off 1. show off to try to make other people admire you, by behaving in a way that you think makes you seem intelligent, skilful, or rich, but in fact is just annoying or silly: ▪ I can't stand the way she shows off in front of the other students. + to ▪ Apparently Nick had been driving much too fast - showing off to the other guys in the car. show-off n C informal a person who tries to make other people admire them, by behaving in a way that they think makes them seem clever, skilful, or rich, but in fact is just annoying or silly: ▪ Leman was the youngest of ten children - a show-off and a class clown. 2. show off sth/sb • show sth/sb off to show something or someone that you are very proud of to a group of people: ▪ She wanted to show off her new outfit at the party. + to ▪ Chris's friends had never met his girlfriend, and he was looking forward to showing her off to them. 3. show off sth • show sth off not passive if one thing shows off something else, it emphasizes its good qualities and makes it seem even more attractive: ▪ Her jeans were tight-fitting, showing off her tall slim figure. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑set off show out show sb out • show out sb to go with someone to the door when they are leaving a room or a building, especially after they have been visiting or meeting another person + of ▪ Mr Burrows ended the meeting by asking his secretary to show me out of the office. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑see out ■ OPPOSITE: show in show over show sb over sth • show sb over BrE to go around a place with someone who comes to visit it, in order to show them what is interesting or what they need to know: ▪ Lou seemed to enjoy her company, showing her over the nearby castle and taking her for long drives. ▪ If you're interested in the garden I can show you over some time. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑show around show round ► see ↑show around show through show through • show through sth if a quality or feeling that someone has shows through, it is noticeable: ▪ The senator replied politely, but his irritation showed through. ▪ Robinson's talent showed through last season when he averaged 27.6 points. show up 1. show up informal to arrive, especially at a place where people are expecting you: ▪ We spent half an hour waiting for Martin to show up. ▪ Macari failed to show up for the match ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑turn up, ↑pitch up BrE informal 2. show up BrE if a problem or fault shows up, it is easy to see or notice: ▪ In the sunlight, the decayed state of the house showed up clearly. ▪ We were told that the bone was definitely broken - it had shown up on the X-ray. 3. show up sth • show sth up BrE to make a problem or fault easy to see or notice: ▪ These results have shown up serious faults in our examination system. ▪ Richards is to have further tests on his injured shoulder, which should show up the extent of the damage. ■ SIMILAR TO: reveal 4. show up sb • show sb up informal to make someone feel embarrassed or ashamed, because of something that you do or say: ▪ You can always rely on your children to show you up in public! ■ SIMILAR TO: embarrass 5. show sb/sth up • show up sb/sth usually passive to show that someone or something is bad, unpleasant etc, especially when it was not clear before + as ▪ By now the administration had lost control, had been shown up as useless. be shown up for what it is (=be shown to be something bad, unpleasant etc) ▪ The idea was soon shown up for what it was: a waste of time and money. |
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