1 VERB 炫耀;夸耀;卖弄 If you say that someone flaunts their 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. 炫耀;夸耀;卖弄 [disapproval]
-
They drove around in Rolls-Royces, openly flaunting their wealth. [VERB noun]
他们开着劳斯莱斯到处转悠，公开炫耀他们的财富。
-
One secret he learned very early on was not to flaunt his success. [VERB noun]
他很早就学到的一个秘诀就是不要夸耀自己的成功。
2 VERB 招摇过市;卖弄性感;搔首弄姿 If you say that someone is flaunting themselves, you disapprove of them because they are behaving in a very confident way, or in a way that is intended to attract sexual attention. 招摇过市;卖弄性感;搔首弄姿 [disapproval]
-
She's asking for trouble, flaunting herself like that. Did you see the way Major Winston was looking at her? [VERB pronoun-reflexive]
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？
-
...tourists flaunting themselves in front of the castle guards in bra and shorts. [VERB pronoun-reflexive]
穿着文胸和短裤在城堡卫兵面前招摇卖弄的游客们
View usage for:All yearsLast 10 yearsLast 50 yearsLast 100 yearsLast 300 years