flaunt
v.(动词)flaunt.ed,flaunt.ing,flaunts v.tr.(及物动词)To exhibit ostentatiously or shamelessly:炫耀:卖弄地或厚颜无耻地展示:例句:flaunts his knowledge.See Synonyms at show 炫耀他的知识参见 show
Usage Problem To show contempt for; scorn.【用法疑难】 表示轻蔑;蔑视v.intr.(不及物动词)To parade oneself ostentatiously; show oneself off.炫耀:卖弄似地展示自己;炫耀自己To wave grandly:张扬:神气活现地晃动:例句:pennants flaunting in the wind.迎风招展的三角旗
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flaunt.er
n.(名词)flaunt.ingly
adv.(副词)Flaunt as a transitive verb means .to exhibit ostentatiously.: Flaunt 作及物动词用时意思是.卖弄似地展示.: 例句:She flaunted her diamonds. 她炫耀着她的钻石。
Toflout is .to show contempt for.: flout 是.对…表示蔑视.: 例句:She flouted the proprieties. 她对礼节不屑一顾。
For some time nowflaunt has been used in the sense .to show contempt for,. even by educated users of English.This usage is still widely seen as erroneousand is best avoided.很长一段时间以来flaunt 已被用作表示.对…表示蔑视,. 就连有教养的英国人也这样用。这种用法仍被普遍看作是错误的,最好避免使用