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  • na.卖弄；〈贬〉自以为是；趾高气扬；炫耀
  • Web出风头；摆谱儿；使显眼
Simple Present：shows off  Present Participle：showing off  Past Tense：showed off  Past Participle：shown off  

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na.
1.
〈贬〉自以为是;趾高气扬
2.
炫耀;卖弄
3.
使...显眼;凸显

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Definition:
AllAll,卖弄卖弄,〈贬〉自以为是〈贬〉自以为是,趾高气扬趾高气扬,炫耀炫耀,出风头出风头,摆谱儿摆谱儿,使显眼使显眼
Category:AllAll,OralOral,WrittenWritten,TitleTitle,TechnicalTechnical
Source:AllAll,DictionaryDictionary,WebWeb
Difficulty:AllAll,EasyEasy,MiddleMiddle,HardHard
1.
Using Rational Team Concert may not be part of this, because the point is to show off working software, not the list of tasks.
使用RationalTeamConcert也许并不是其中的一部分，因为重要的一点是展示软件的性能，而不是任务的列表。
shǐ yòng RationalTeamConcert yě xǔ bìng bú shì qí zhōng de yí bù fen , yīn wèi zhòng yào de yì diǎn shì zhǎn shì ruǎn jiàn de xìng néng , ér bú shì rèn wu de liè biǎo 。
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2.
I have known a girl, she really liked to show off how much her husband loved her; how happy she was.
曾经认识一个女孩，她老爱炫耀她的老公如何爱她，她有如何如何幸福。
céng jīng rèn shi yī gè nǚ hái , tā lǎo ài xuàn yào tā de lǎo gōng rú hé ài tā , tā yǒu rú hé rú hé xìng fú 。
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3.
The way they show off around their friends , even though you know you would love him if he missed a basket or two.
他们在朋友面前卖弄球技的样子，即使一两个球没进篮，你知道自己还是爱他。
tā men zài péng yǒu miàn qián mài nòng qiú jì de yàng zǐ , jí shǐ yì liǎng gè qiú méi jìn lán , nǐ zhī dào zì jǐ hái shì ài tā 。
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4.
That little show-off Sondra tried to make something of him.
那个有点自以为是的小桑德拉想帮他弄出点名堂来。
nà ge yǒu diǎn zì yǐ wéi shì de xiǎo sāng dé lā xiǎng bāng tā nòng chū diǎn míng táng lái 。
5.
I have experienced first hand how much the Chinese like to show off. I find it extremely tacky too, but it, s how things are over there.
我是直接感受过中国人如何爱炫耀的。我觉得他们真的很俗气，但这就是他们那里存在的情况啊。
wǒ shì zhí jiē gǎn shòu guò zhōng guó rén rú hé ài xuàn yào de 。 wǒ jué de tā men zhēn de hěn sú qì , dàn zhè jiù shì tā men nà li cún zài de qíng kuàng a 。
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6.
Only a few months ago, the conventional wisdom was that Beijing would want a strong market to show off at Olympics time.
仅仅数月前，人们普遍的看法是，中国政府希望看到在奥运会期间股市走强。
jǐn jǐn shù yuè qián , rén men pǔ biàn de kàn fǎ shì , zhōng guó zhèng fǔ xī wàng kàn dào zài ào yùn huì qī jiān gǔ shì zǒu qiáng 。
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7.
Is multi-lingualism a burden, a way to show off, just a symbol, or is it a tool and an advantage to benefit the public?
到底多语是一种背负，一种炫耀，一种标志，还是真正为大众服务的优势与工具？
dào dǐ duō yǔ shì yī zhǒng bēi fù , yī zhǒng xuàn yào , yī zhǒng biāo zhì , hái shì zhēn zhèng wèi dà zhòng fú wù de yōu shì yǔ gōng jù ?
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8.
Yet Mozart's adolescent desire to show off his technical mastery did not, on this occasion, create a masterpiece.
然后莫扎特的青少年愿望（炫耀自己的技术）在此之际没有创造出杰作。
rán hòu mò zhā tè de qīng shào nián yuàn wàng ( xuàn yào zì jǐ de jì shù ) zài cǐ zhī jì méi yǒu chuàng zào chū jié zuò 。
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9.
I am not trying to show off in front of you all, but I am quite confident in my English level as I always score first in class for English.
我并不是在想在你们面前炫耀，但我对我的英语水平十分有信心正如我总是在班级的英语测试中得第一。
wǒ bìng bú shì zài xiǎng zài nǐ men miàn qián xuàn yào , dàn wǒ duì wǒ de yīng yǔ shuǐ píng shí fēn yǒu xìn xīn zhèng rú wǒ zǒng shì zài bān jí de yīng yǔ cè shì zhōng dé dì yī 。
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10.
Open your mouth and pomegranate are red, seems to be deliberately show off: you see my beauty!
张开嘴的石榴都是红色的，似乎在故意显耀：你看我有多美！
zhāng kāi zuǐ de shí liu dōu shì hóng sè de , sì hū zài gù yì xiǎn yào : nǐ kàn wǒ yǒu duō měi !
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