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词汇 swanking
释义 swanking
present participle ofswank
swank
verb[ I ]
UKinformaldisapprovinguk /swæŋk/ us /swæŋk/
to behave or speak too confidently because you think that you are very important, in order to attract other people's attention and admiration: 出风头,夸耀,炫耀,卖弄
Just because you won, there's no need to swank.没必要因为赢了就四处夸耀。
People around here don't swank about their money.这里的人不会炫耀自己的钱财。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Attention-seeking, distracting and showing off
check out
chichi
dressed
dressed (up) to the ninesidiom
exhibitionistic
exhibitionistically
flamboyance
flamboyant
flaunt
gimmick
gimmickry
hotdog
negging
ostentation
ostentatiously
peacock
peacocking
posture
razzle-dazzle
showboating

Examples of swanking


swanking

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.


You cannot make tens of thousands out of building houses without having "swanking" somewhere.
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The men follow certain set values of swanking, such as physical cleanliness, sobriety and above all self-respect.
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