| 词汇 | grandstanding |
| 释义 | grandstanding noun[ U ] USinformaluk /ˈɡrænˌstæn.dɪŋ/ us /ˈɡrænˌstæn.dɪŋ/ acting or speaking in a way intended to attract the good opinion of other people who are watching（言行的）哗众取宠，炫耀卖弄 Attention-seeking, distracting and showing off check out chichi dressed exhibitionist exhibitionistic exhibitionistically flamboyance flamboyant flaunt gimmickry meretricious neg negging ostentation ostentatiously peacock peacocking showboating swanky zooty grandstanding | American Dictionarygrandstanding noun[ U ] disapprovingus/ˈɡrænˌstæn·dɪŋ, ˈɡrænd-/ acting or speaking in a way intended to attract attention and to influence the opinion of people who are watching: Experts criticized the program as mere grandstanding by corporations and local officials. Examples of grandstandinggrandstanding The stakes on both sides are too high for diplomatic grandstanding. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English From this point of view, grandstanding is all very well, but you have very little time in which to get up to speed. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English This is not an issue for political grandstanding or, indeed, promoting pet projects. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Every time posturing and grandstanding is displayed before us, we know that the only beneficiaries are the enemies of democracy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are opposing it only because they are grandstanding on the issue. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I charge them with grandstanding and indulging in political gestures. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We need understanding rather than grandstanding and to appreciate that there is a limited purpose to any antiphony of blame. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All too often, the nationalists launch a grandstanding programme on issues such as this. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It will require positive commitment, rather than grandstanding. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Even those of us who do not habitually indulge in immoderate language or high political grandstanding are entitled to do so from time to time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It may sound good, but it is grandstanding. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe that that is more of a bit of grandstanding for the benefit of television cameras, the public and possibly even the egos of the politicians involved. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It's filled with showstoppers and grandstanding, relying on the tried-and-true seasonal classics while offering a couple of new songs almost as an afterthought. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Such is the clarity of his ideological stance that any grandstanding would feel redundant. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. But it's also self-effacing and completely lacking in the grandstanding that some vocalists might resort to today, in order to be heard and appreciated. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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