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Definition of showboat in English: showboatnoun ˈʃəʊbəʊtˈʃoʊˌboʊt 1(in the US) a river steamer on which theatrical performances are given. （美国的）演艺船 Example sentencesExamples - Many Barth obsessions creep up here, among them Maryland's Chesapeake River, the Arabian Nights, Noah's Ark and even a showboat named the Original Floating Opera II.
- The webpage also provides access to additional entertainment and leisure experiences; anything from a Cher concert, a Harbour Bridge climb, water rafting or a romantic majestic cruise on a Sydney showboat.
- City officials have inspected tourist showboats in recent months after it was discovered the boats were releasing untreated waste into the ocean.
- Back in the days of showboats (when people in most nooks and crannies of the nation were familiar with Shakespeare, however crudely presented) one impresario wintered his four-boat fleet here.
- I thought that given a better part he could have fulfilled the promise he showed but not as the stereotyped gambler with a heart, which has so littered the American musical scene since Gaylord Ravenal applied for a job on a showboat.
- The show tells of the fortunes, and misfortunes, of Magnolia, the daughter of the owner of the showboat and her gambler husband Gaylord Ravenal.
- Before the Civil War, there was definitely an American river of that name, and steamboats, including showboats like the one commanded by Commodore Jackson, could navigate the river.
- With fighting, trash-talking, cursing, and endzone dances strictly prohibited, the only type of player not welcome in the USFTL is a showboat.
- 1.1informal A show-off; an exhibitionist.
〈非正式，主北美〉好炫耀的人，爱卖弄的人 he's neither a show-off nor a showboat Example sentencesExamples - Indeed, I'm a bit suspicious of ‘inspiring’ clerics since usually that means they are showboats who are trying to wrench the focus away from Christ and onto themselves.
- But he's running the risk he'll be remembered more as a showboat than one of the better wide receivers of his time.
- The job isn't to be a showboat or an original, in those situations - it's to serve the voice of the magazine, or the TV show.
- He's been called, variously, a showboat, a stud, a lazybones, a workhorse, a whiner, a powerhouse, an overachiever, an underachiever, you name it.
- Like all good things, or at least like all bleach-streaked showboats, he can't last forever.
- During his NATO days, the studious soldier struck many officers as a showboat.
Synonyms boaster, brag, bragger, show-off, blusterer, trumpeter, swaggerer, poser, poseur, poseuse, peacock, egotist, self-publicist
verb ˈʃəʊbəʊtˈʃoʊˌboʊt [no object]informal Show off. 〈非正式，主北美〉炫耀，卖弄 he was basically showboating to the crowd and they were loving it Example sentencesExamples - He likes death-wish powerboating, ballooning at stratospheric altitudes and showboating for the cameras in fancy dress with scantily-clad hired women.
- ‘The Bull’ made it a fight with Harrison occasionally showboating after being hit.
- A natural athlete, he made up for it by showboating in his favorite sports: skateboarding and surfing.
- When the over-confident Ricky starts showboating, Bobby knocks him for a loop.
- ‘It's not our nature to showboat or to take credit,’ she continues.
- Sure, the Ravens still won the game, but any time you see a player who is showboating get shown up, it's a good day.
- The snap had momentarily been drained from Hatton's punches though, and Vilches was gaining confidence, as he occasionally showboated and puffed out his chest in a sign of machismo, in a way that only South Americans know how.
- While he is off showboating as ‘Archbishop of New York,’ Daily is content to go by the unassuming title of Bishop of Brooklyn.
- They voice their concern that Jordan won't stop showboating when they're filming her.
- I showboated and he knocked me down with a stiff left.
- Why knock someone who at least is playing the game and not showboating?
- And look, you can keep showboating for the cameras, but we made clear what our views are.
- It doesn't get much better than this and in the middle of the second half the England players could begin showboating.
- How many knew or worried about their dead relatives' organs until they were stirred up by showboating politicians, chancing lawyers, and medical crusaders?
- The talk was about knockdown pitches thrown to hitters who had showboated after hitting home runs.
- And how would the United captain have responded to him showboating and losing possession, allowing Norwich to go up the other end and double their lead?
- He was young and handsome yet modest: He did not showboat in front of the camera and he was unassuming around his colleagues here at the UN press club.
- I couldn't believe how quickly my instincts came back; I was as slick with the trackball as ever, even showboating a tad when possible.
- And look at her, showboating for the cameras.
- Sweden are showboating now, passing the ball around while running down the clock.
Derivativesnoun I'd rather just loudly insist that people who favor war go fight in it themselves or be damned as showboaters and shirkers. Example sentencesExamples - The guy is a bit of a showboater, but I thought that was pure class.
- True, he has been a shameless showboater, but not half as shameless as the absurd prosecutor.
- ‘He's not a showboater, but he gets results,’ says Margaret La Montagne Spellings.
Definition of showboat in US English: showboatnounˈSHōˌbōtˈʃoʊˌboʊt 1A river steamboat on which theatrical performances are given. （美国的）演艺船 Example sentencesExamples - The webpage also provides access to additional entertainment and leisure experiences; anything from a Cher concert, a Harbour Bridge climb, water rafting or a romantic majestic cruise on a Sydney showboat.
- With fighting, trash-talking, cursing, and endzone dances strictly prohibited, the only type of player not welcome in the USFTL is a showboat.
- Before the Civil War, there was definitely an American river of that name, and steamboats, including showboats like the one commanded by Commodore Jackson, could navigate the river.
- The show tells of the fortunes, and misfortunes, of Magnolia, the daughter of the owner of the showboat and her gambler husband Gaylord Ravenal.
- City officials have inspected tourist showboats in recent months after it was discovered the boats were releasing untreated waste into the ocean.
- I thought that given a better part he could have fulfilled the promise he showed but not as the stereotyped gambler with a heart, which has so littered the American musical scene since Gaylord Ravenal applied for a job on a showboat.
- Back in the days of showboats (when people in most nooks and crannies of the nation were familiar with Shakespeare, however crudely presented) one impresario wintered his four-boat fleet here.
- Many Barth obsessions creep up here, among them Maryland's Chesapeake River, the Arabian Nights, Noah's Ark and even a showboat named the Original Floating Opera II.
- 1.1informal A show-off; an exhibitionist.
〈非正式，主北美〉好炫耀的人，爱卖弄的人 Example sentencesExamples - During his NATO days, the studious soldier struck many officers as a showboat.
- Indeed, I'm a bit suspicious of ‘inspiring’ clerics since usually that means they are showboats who are trying to wrench the focus away from Christ and onto themselves.
- The job isn't to be a showboat or an original, in those situations - it's to serve the voice of the magazine, or the TV show.
- But he's running the risk he'll be remembered more as a showboat than one of the better wide receivers of his time.
- Like all good things, or at least like all bleach-streaked showboats, he can't last forever.
- He's been called, variously, a showboat, a stud, a lazybones, a workhorse, a whiner, a powerhouse, an overachiever, an underachiever, you name it.
Synonyms boaster, brag, bragger, show-off, blusterer, trumpeter, swaggerer, poser, poseur, poseuse, peacock, egotist, self-publicist
verbˈSHōˌbōtˈʃoʊˌboʊt [no object]informal Show off. 〈非正式，主北美〉炫耀，卖弄 he was basically showboating to the crowd and they were loving it Example sentencesExamples - He likes death-wish powerboating, ballooning at stratospheric altitudes and showboating for the cameras in fancy dress with scantily-clad hired women.
- And look at her, showboating for the cameras.
- He was young and handsome yet modest: He did not showboat in front of the camera and he was unassuming around his colleagues here at the UN press club.
- ‘It's not our nature to showboat or to take credit,’ she continues.
- ‘The Bull’ made it a fight with Harrison occasionally showboating after being hit.
- They voice their concern that Jordan won't stop showboating when they're filming her.
- When the over-confident Ricky starts showboating, Bobby knocks him for a loop.
- Why knock someone who at least is playing the game and not showboating?
- I showboated and he knocked me down with a stiff left.
- It doesn't get much better than this and in the middle of the second half the England players could begin showboating.
- How many knew or worried about their dead relatives' organs until they were stirred up by showboating politicians, chancing lawyers, and medical crusaders?
- And look, you can keep showboating for the cameras, but we made clear what our views are.
- A natural athlete, he made up for it by showboating in his favorite sports: skateboarding and surfing.
- Sure, the Ravens still won the game, but any time you see a player who is showboating get shown up, it's a good day.
- And how would the United captain have responded to him showboating and losing possession, allowing Norwich to go up the other end and double their lead?
- The snap had momentarily been drained from Hatton's punches though, and Vilches was gaining confidence, as he occasionally showboated and puffed out his chest in a sign of machismo, in a way that only South Americans know how.
- The talk was about knockdown pitches thrown to hitters who had showboated after hitting home runs.
- I couldn't believe how quickly my instincts came back; I was as slick with the trackball as ever, even showboating a tad when possible.
- Sweden are showboating now, passing the ball around while running down the clock.
- While he is off showboating as ‘Archbishop of New York,’ Daily is content to go by the unassuming title of Bishop of Brooklyn.
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