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词汇 showboat
释义 showboat
noun[ C ]
 usually disapprovinguk /ˈʃəʊ.bəʊt/ us /ˈʃoʊ.boʊt/
someone who behaves or plays a sport in a way that is intended to attract attention or admiration, especially when this is annoying: 卖弄,炫耀
He's not a showboat and isn't comfortable attracting attention to himself.他不是一个爱炫耀的人,也不习惯别人把注意力集中在他身上。
He's a showboat outfielder who's famous for his flamboyant catches.他是个爱炫技的外野手,因其浮夸的接球方式而出名。
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I passed 30 pieces of legislation that session but I wasn't a showboat, I didn't toot my own horn, I didn't cultivate the press.
He's not a showboat: "He's not like, 'Look at me, I'm here,'" says his co-star.
He was no daredevil, preferring calculated risks to showboat stunts.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

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check out
chichi
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exhibitionist
exhibitionistic
exhibitionistically
flamboyance
flamboyant
flaunt
gimmickry
meretricious
neg
negging
ostentation
ostentatiously
peacock
peacocking
razzle-dazzle
showboating
swanky
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