show off
phrasal verbwithshowverbuk/ʃəʊ/us/ʃoʊ/showed|shown
B2
tobehavein a way that isintendedtoattractattentionoradmiration, and that otherpeopleoftenfindannoying:
炫耀，卖弄She onlyboughtthatsportscarto show off andproveshe couldaffordone.她买那辆跑车只是为了炫耀她能买得起。
He's alwaysshowingoff to hisclassmates.他老是在同学面前炫耀。
to boast about something
- boastI don't mean to boast, but I got a promotion well ahead of schedule.
- bragShe likes to brag about how her son is a doctor.
- crowHe won't stop crowing about how much money he makes.
- trumpetHe's always trumpeting his latest triumph.
- show offShe likes to show off by wearing expensive shoes wherever she goes.
Attention-seeking, distracting and showing off
- chichi
- conspicuous consumption
- dressed
- dressed (up) to the ninesidiom
- flamboyance
- flamboyantly
- flashsomethingaround
- flashily
- flaunt
- gimmick
- grandstanding
- hotdog
- ostentatious
- peacocking
- posture
- push(something)forward
- razzmatazz
- self-conscious
- self-consciously
- self-consciousness