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词汇 showboating
释义 showboating
noun[ U ]
uk /ˈʃəʊ.bəʊ.tɪŋ/ us /ˈʃoʊ.boʊ.t̬ɪŋ/
a slightly annoying form of behaviour, especially in sport, that is intended to attract attention or admiration because it is very skilful: 卖弄;炫耀
When he scored his fourth goal of the afternoon, we were forced to forgive his showboating and other antics.当他在那个下午打进第四个球时,我们只好原谅他的卖弄行为及其他滑稽动作。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Attention-seeking, distracting and showing off
check out
chichi
dressed
exhibitionist
exhibitionistic
exhibitionistically
flamboyance
flamboyant
flaunt
gimmickry
meretricious
neg
negging
ostentation
ostentatiously
peacock
peacocking
razzle-dazzle
swanky
zooty

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showboat

Examples of showboating


showboating
This so-called "showboating"and"talking up" the fight, risks mutating the sport into mere showbusiness.
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Then they came out and went in for some showboating.
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There was, however, a suggestion that, if the leader of my party were willing, they would engage in another showboating exercise.
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His eccentricity has won him a great deal of fans, but what some perceive to be showboating has drawn substantial criticism.
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Tully was a charismatic performer who combined audacious dribbling with outright showboating and razor sharp wit.
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Janardan was even showboating by at first, walking backwards, then again by simply walking off the end of the pontoons into the water.
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The clips chosen are typically embarrassing displays of showboating gone wrong.
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They can use any given situation or feeling and produce a whole record without overplaying or showboating, they just get their point across and finish in silence.
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Showboating is likely to get this sort of attention when, as a result, the contestant doing it encounters a problem in the still-in-progress competition.
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Hamilton scored two touchdowns within a minute, both times got into the boat and celebrating as though they were fishing, literally showboating.
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