3分鐘學(xué)英語(yǔ) [316]:英文"顯擺"和"炫耀"怎么說(shuō)?

情景對(duì)話：

I just don't think a professional woman should have to flaunt her sexuality in order to get ahead.

知識(shí)點(diǎn)講解：

Flaunt
炫耀

【例句一】
I don't like people who feel the need to flaunt their wealth.
我不喜歡那些喜歡炫耀財(cái)富的人。

flaunt one's wealth
炫耀財(cái)富

【例句二】
Every time she gets a chance, Jane will flaunt her knowledge even though most of the time she's wrong.
每次有機(jī)會(huì)，Jane都會(huì)炫耀學(xué)識(shí)，雖然大多數(shù)時(shí)候她都是錯(cuò)的。

Show off
炫耀，顯擺

【例句一】
Look at Julie. She just got a new bag and is showing it off.
看看Julie，她剛買了個(gè)新包，正在顯擺呢。

show it off
show off sth

【例句二】
Don't be a show off. Put your money away.
別這么炫耀啊。你趕快把錢收起來(lái)。

What a show off!
太顯擺了!

Flash
炫耀(口語(yǔ)表達(dá))

【例句一】
Yes, we all know you got an iPhone 6s. You don't need to flash it every time you pick it up.
我們知道你買了個(gè)iPhone 6s，你也不用每次接電話的時(shí)候都炫耀吧。

【例句二】
Valerie's flashing her new jewelry her boyfriend just bought her.
Valerie在炫耀她男朋友剛給她買的珠寶。

Boast
自夸

【例句】
Are you still boasting about winning that math competition? That was like 5 years ago.
你還在自吹自擂贏了數(shù)學(xué)比賽那件事啊?都是5年前的事了。

Brag
自夸，吹牛

【例句一】
Not a brag, I got an A in English.
不是我吹牛哦，我剛英語(yǔ)考試得了個(gè)A.

not a brag
不是我自夸

 

 

【例句二】
Can you please stop bragging about how great your life is? It's kind of sad.
你能別再吹自己活得多好了嗎?都有點(diǎn)可悲了。

【例句三】
Every time he beats me in this game, he has to brag about it to all our friends.
每次他在游戲里打敗我，他都要跟所有的朋友吹牛一番。

Be full of oneself
自大，總是自吹自擂

【例句一】
A: I always get the clients.
我總是能得到客戶。
B: Don't be so full of yourself.
別那么自大。

【例句二】
You're full of yourself. You really do think you're the best don't you?
你太自大了，你總覺(jué)得自己是最好的對(duì)不?

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