| 单词 | flaunt |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [flɔ:nt] |
| 解释 | v.炫耀；张扬 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v.炫耀(to show off proudly)；张扬(to make a gaudy, ostentatious display) 【记】 分割记忆：fl看作fly +aunt(姑姑)，飞一样 的姑姑→到处炫耀 【例】 to flaunt one's new furcoat. to flaunt one's charm. |
| 字源 | flaunt (v.) 1560s, "to display oneself in flashy clothes," of unknown origin; perhaps a variant of flout or vaunt. It looks French, but it corresponds to no known French word. Transitive sense is from 1827. Related: Flaunted; flaunting. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. (厚颜无耻地)炫耀; (神气活现地)张扬 【记】fl = fly, aunt姑奶奶－飞到姑奶奶家－炫耀(GRE考了2400) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】fly + aunt 这位小姑奶奶嫁了个有钱老公，满世界飞来飞去，每到一处都买许多东西，四处招摇，炫耀 |
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