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show /BrE ʃəʊ; NAmE ʃoʊ/ (showed, shown /BrE ʃəʊn; NAmE ʃoʊn/ or, rarely, showed) ► SEE ALLshow sb aroundshow sb around sthshow sb inshow sb into sthshow off show sb/sth off (to sb)show sb outshow sb out of sthshow sb over sth show sb round, etc. show throughshow through sthshow up show upshow sth upshow sb up show sb/sth up as/for sth●ˌshow sb aˈround 🔑●ˌshow sb aˈround sth 🔑 (BrE also ˌshow sb ˈround, ˌshow sb ˈround sth) to go with sb when they visit a place for the first time, showing them what is interesting 领某人参观;带某人巡视◆There are guides in the palace who will show visitors around. 宫殿里有导游带访客参观。◆I’ll arrange for someone to show you around the school. 我会安排人领你参观学校。SYN take sb around, take sb around sth ➡ see also show sb over sth[v + n/pron + adv] [v + n/pron + prep]●ˌshow sb ˈin●ˌshow sb ˈinto sthto lead a visitor to a place where they can wait, or to the room where sb is waiting to see them 把(客人)带入(等候处或会客室)◆Sarah showed the visitors in. 萨拉把客人们领了进来。◆I was shown into a waiting room. 有人把我带到候客室。OPP show sb out, show sb out of sth[v + n/pron + adv] [v + adv + n] [v + n/pron + prep]●ˌshow ˈoff (informal, disapproving) 🔑to try to impress other people with your abilities, wealth, intelligence, etc. 炫耀;卖弄;显摆◆Stop showing off! 别卖弄了!◆Bonnie was showing off to her friends, doing handstands on the grass. 邦妮向朋友们炫耀,在草地上做倒立。[v + adv]▸ ˈshow-off noun (informal, disapproving) a person who likes to impress other people with their abilities, wealth, etc. 爱炫耀的人◆You’re such a show-off! 你真会卖弄!●ˌshow sb/sth ˈoff (to sb) 🔑1. to try to make people pay attention to sb/sth because you are proud of them/it (向人)显示,卖弄,夸耀◆He was showing his CD collection off to his friends. 他在向朋友展示他收集的光盘。◆She brought her new boyfriend along to show him off. 她把新男友带来炫耀一番。 ➡ SYNONYMS 同义词辨析show sb/sth off flaunt sth ◇ parade sb/sth ◇ show sb/sth off These verbs all mean to show people sb / sth that you are proud of. 这些动词都表示炫耀、卖弄、夸示。 flaunt sth (disapproving) to show sth you are proud of to other people, in order to impress them 夸耀;卖弄He did not believe in flaunting his wealth. 他不赞成炫耀自己的财富。 parade sb / sth to show sb / sth in public so that people can see them / it (当众)夸耀,炫示The trophy was paraded around the stadium. 奖杯被环绕体育场当众展示。The prisoners were paraded in front of the crowd. 囚犯被押解示众。 show sb / sth off to show people sb / sth that you are proud of 炫耀;卖弄;显摆She wanted to show off her new husband at the party. 她想在聚会上将新老公炫耀一番。He likes to show off how well he speaks French. 他喜欢卖弄自己的法语。▸ show-off noun : a person who tries to show offYou're such a show-off! 你真爱炫耀! WHICH WORD? Show sb / sth off can be either approving or disapproving, but flaunt sth is nearly always disapproving. Flaunt is most commonly used with words relating to money, such as wealth, prosperity and possessions, but it is also often used with words for parts of the body and relationships * show sb / sth off 可褒可贬,但 flaunt sth 几乎总是带有贬义。flaunt 往往用于钱财类词语,例如 wealth (财富)、prosperity (繁荣)和 possessions (财产),但也常用于表示身体部位和关系的词语He wore a tight T-shirt which really showed off his muscles. 他穿了件紧身 T 恤衫,使他的肌肉十分清晰地显现出来。 People parade things either because they are proud of them and want to impress other people, or because they want to make other people feel ashamed. 人们 parade 某事物,或表示因引以为傲而向人炫耀,或表示意图使他人感到羞惭。 PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONSto show off / flaunt / parade sth in front of sbto show off / flaunt your wealth / possessions to show off / flaunt your body / breasts to show off / parade your knowledge / skills / talents / medals 2. to make sb/sth look attractive or seem interesting or exciting by showing their best features 使显得迷人;使夺目;衬托◆The black sweater showed off her figure to full advantage. 那件黑毛衣完美地衬托出她的身材。◆The music shows the band off in their best light. 音乐展现了该乐队最出色的一面。[v + n/pron + adv] [v + adv + n]●ˌshow sb ˈout●ˌshow sb ˈout of sthto lead a visitor to the door out of a room, a building, etc. 把(客人)送出门◆I’ll show you out. 我来送送你。OPP show sb in, show sb into sth[v + n/pron + adv] [v + adv + n] [v + n/pron + prep]●ˌshow sb ˈover sth (BrE) to take sb around a place they are visiting and show them what is interesting 领某人参观;带某人查看◆They showed me over the house. 他们带我看了房子。 ➡ see also show sb around, show sb around sth[v + n/pron + prep]●ˌshow sb ˈround, etc. (BrE) ➡ show sb around, etc. ●ˌshow ˈthrough●ˌshow ˈthrough sthto be visible through sth or behind sth (从…中)透出,显出,透视◆This paper is so thin the ink shows through. 这纸薄得能透墨迹。◆His skull showed through his thin hair. 他的脑壳在稀疏的头发下清晰可见。◆When he spoke, his bitterness showed through. 他的言语流露出内心的酸楚。[v + adv] [v + prep]●ˌshow ˈup (informal) to arrive or appear at the place you have arranged 如约赶到;出现;露面◆She finally showed up at lunchtime. 午饭时分她终于赶来了。◆I arranged to meet him but he didn’t show up. 我约了和他见面,可他没来。SYN turn up ➡ note at turn up [v + adv]●ˌshow ˈup●ˌshow sth ˈupto become or to make sth easy to see (使)惹眼,显眼,显而易见◆His striped tie showed up well against his dark red shirt. 他的条纹领带搭配深红色的衬衫显得十分醒目。◆Something odd has shown up on the X-ray. X 光片显示有些异常。◆Her lack of experience was shown up by the test. 她缺乏经验,这在测试中看得出来。[v + adv] [v + adv + n] [v + n/pron + adv]●ˌshow sb ˈup (informal) to make sb else feel embarrassed by behaving badly or by doing sth better than them 使难堪(或尴尬、丢脸等);使下不了台◆He said I’d shown him up in front of his friends. 他说我弄得他在朋友面前下不了台。◆You really showed me up by snoring during the concert! 你在音乐会上鼾声连连,真给我丢脸!◆Don’t worry about being shown up by the kids. 不要顾虑输给孩子们没面子。[v + n/pron + adv] [v + adv + n]●ˌshow sb/sth ˈup as/for sthto show what sb/sth is really like, when this is worse than people thought 揭露;揭示…为…◆The book shows her up for what she really is: a fraud. 这本书揭穿了她的真面目──一个骗子◆We were shown up as the second-rate team that we were. 我们暴露出了二流球队的真实水平。[v + n/pron + adv + prep] |