flaunting

英 [ˈflɔːntɪŋ]

美 [ˈflɔːntɪŋ]

v.  炫耀; 夸示; 夸耀; 卖弄; (性感地)招摇过市
flaunt的现在分词

现在分词：flaunting　

BNC.44642 / COCA.43706

柯林斯词典

• VERB 炫耀;夸耀;卖弄
  If you say that someoneflauntstheir possessions, abilities, or qualities, you mean that they display them in a very obvious way, especially in order to try to obtain other people's admiration.
  1. They drove around in Rolls-Royces, openly flaunting their wealth...
     他们开着劳斯莱斯到处转悠，公开炫耀他们的财富。
  2. One secret he learned very early on was not to flaunt his success.
     他很早就学到的一个秘诀就是不要夸耀自己的成功。
• VERB 招摇过市;卖弄性感;搔首弄姿
  If you say that someoneis flauntingthemselves, you disapprove of them because they are behaving in a very confident way, or in a way that is intended to attract sexual attention.
  1. She's asking for trouble, flaunting herself like that. Did you see the way Major Winston was looking at her?
     她那么招摇，真是在自找麻烦。看到温斯顿少校看她的样子了吗？
  2. ...tourists flaunting themselves in front of the castle guards in bra and shorts.
     穿着文胸和短裤在城堡卫兵面前招摇卖弄的游客们

双语例句

• Of course, those whose wealth is really new are also more interested in flaunting it – or at least buying some of the trappings such as cars, watches, properties and so on.
  当然，那些新富人群也对炫富更感兴趣，或者至少会购买一些炫富类的产品，例如汽车、手表、房产等等。
• Nice cars and fancy watches have quickly gone from signs of prestige worthy of flaunting to evidence of corruption to be hidden away.
  豪华汽车和高档手表已从值得炫耀的名望象征，很快变成需要隐藏的腐败证据。
• As with those wristbands, today's ethical consumers parade their virtue, brandishing their bright red American Express cards, flaunting the labels on their eco-friendly clothes and driving around in their hybrid cars instead of just taking the bus.
  就像慈善腕带一样，今天的良知消费者大张旗鼓地宣扬他们的良好品德，炫耀其闪闪发光的RED标志美国运通卡，展示生态服装上的标签，驾驶混合动力车满世界游荡而不是去乘坐公共汽车。
• The temptation is to act tough to cover up the doubts by, for example, flaunting nuclear capabilities.
  因此，对俄罗斯来说，通过炫耀核能力等强硬手段掩盖疑虑，是一个有诱惑力的选项。
• Therefore, it is better to be the silent root than the flaunting branch for your heart, the one, which hides deeply in the earth, only pursues its own simpleness and richness and isn't befuddled by the mundane world!
  所以，你的心最好不是招摇的枝柯，而是静默的根系，深藏在地下，不为尘世的一切所盅惑，只追求自身的简单和丰富！
• Stop flaunting your mini-skirt, you are flaunting your underwear at the same time.
  别再炫耀你的迷你裙了，你连你的内裤都一起炫耀了。
• Young girls flaunting their newfound wealth in sparkling malls and fast-food restaurants, it is said, are producing a backlash of jealousy and envy from less-well-off men.
  年轻女孩开始在奢华的商场和快餐店里炫耀她们的财富，而这随即催生了一些不那么富裕的男性的敌对性嫉妒心理。
• The Modern Family star's newest ad campaign for Kmart features quite the sexy shot of Vergara flaunting her curves in a sexy leopard print bikini.
  这位《摩登家庭》女星为Kmart拍摄了最新的性感广告活动宣传照，照片中Vergara身着豹纹比基尼，显得身材非常魔鬼。
• Prosperous Chinese are less shy about flaunting their wealth than people in other countries.
  富裕起来的中国人在挥舞钱财时，不像其他国家的人那么羞涩。
• Young men are flaunting themselves peacock-style because they are no longer necessarily the economic providers.
  年轻男性如孔雀般地卖弄自己，因为他们不再必须承担经济来源提供者的角色。