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Flaunting Flaunt Verb 英[Flɔ:Nt 美[Flɔnt Vt.炫耀;轻蔑,蔑视;Vi.炫耀;张扬;N.夸耀,招摇;飘扬,招展 炫耀;夸耀;卖弄 Possessions

单词 flaunt
音标
英[flɔ:nt] 美[flɔnt]
解释
vt.炫耀;轻蔑,蔑视;vi.炫耀;张扬;n.夸耀,招摇;飘扬,招展;
例句

VERB
炫耀;夸耀;卖弄
If you say that someone flaunts their 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.
例: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。
例: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 someone is flaunting themselves, you disapprove of them because they are behaving in a very confident way, or in a way that is intended to attract sexual attention.
例: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?
例:...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
变形
third:flaunts~done:flaunted~ing:flaunting~past:flaunted~

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