dis·play
verb/dɪˈspleɪ/
/dɪˈspleɪ/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they display | /dɪˈspleɪ/ /dɪˈspleɪ/ |
| he / she / it displays | /dɪˈspleɪz/ /dɪˈspleɪz/ |
| past simple displayed | /dɪˈspleɪd/ /dɪˈspleɪd/ |
| past participle displayed | /dɪˈspleɪd/ /dɪˈspleɪd/ |
| -ing form displaying | /dɪˈspleɪɪŋ/ /dɪˈspleɪɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] to put something in a place where people can see it easily; to show something to people
synonym exhibit陈列;展出;展示 - display something The exhibition gives local artists an opportunity to display their work.
这次展览为当地艺术家提供了展示自己作品的机会。 - His football trophies were prominently displayed in the kitchen.
他的足球奖杯陈列在厨房里,很显眼。 - She displayed her bruises for all to see.
她将自己身上青一块紫一块的伤痕露出来给大家看。 - display something to somebody She proudly displayed her certificate to her parents.
她自豪地向父母展示了她获得的证书。
Extra Examples- A notice will be displayed in the hotel lobby.
酒店大堂将张贴通知。 - traders displaying their wares in the street market
商贩在街头市场展示他们的商品 - He dearly loved to display his knowledge.
他非常喜欢炫耀自己的知识。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- clearly
- prominently
- proudly
- …
- to
- display something The exhibition gives local artists an opportunity to display their work.
- [transitive] display something to show a quality, feeling, skill or type of behaviour; to show signs of something
显示,显露,表现(特性、情感、技能、行为等) - I have rarely seen her display any sign of emotion.
我难得见到她将喜怒形于色。 - He displays amazing skill with a golf club.
他展示了惊人的高尔夫球杆技巧。 - The supporting cast displays real acting talent.
配角们展现了真正的表演天赋。 - These statistics display a definite trend.
这些统计数据表现出一种明显的趋势。 - Many animals in stressful conditions display this behaviour.
许多处于压力条件下的动物都会表现出这种行为。 - From 1811 until his death in 1820, George III displayed symptoms of insanity.
从 1811 年到 1820 年去世,乔治三世都表现出了精神错乱的症状。
Extra Examples- He displayed remarkable courage.
他表现出了非凡的勇气。 - displaying a lack of understanding
表现出缺乏理解 - displaying the symptoms of nervous exhaustion
表现出神经衰弱的症状 - Every so often he would display a vein of sharp humour.
他时常表现出尖锐的幽默感。 - A group of artists will be displaying their skills to the students.
一群艺术家将向学生展示他们的技能。
- I have rarely seen her display any sign of emotion.
- [transitive] display something (of a computer, etc.) to show information
显示 - Giant screens displayed images of cheering crowds.
大屏幕上显示的是欢呼人群的画面。 - ways of displaying information on screen
在屏幕上显示信息的方式
Extra Examples- The screen will display the username in the top right-hand corner.
屏幕右上角将显示用户名。 - This column displays the title of the mail message.
此列显示邮件消息的标题。
- Giant screens displayed images of cheering crowds.
- [intransitive] (specialist) (of male birds and animals) to show a special pattern of behaviour that is intended to attract a female bird or animal
(为求偶)炫耀
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘unfurl, unfold’): from Old French despleier, from Latin displicare ‘scatter, disperse’ (in medieval Latin ‘unfold’). Compare with deploy.