flaunt

noun

1. the act of displaying something ostentatiously

e.g. his behavior was an outrageous flaunt

verb

1. display proudly
act ostentatiously or pretentiously

e.g. he showed off his new sports car

Synonym: flashshow offostentateswank

1. 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.

e.g. They drove around in Rolls-Royces, openly flaunting their wealth...
他们开着劳斯莱斯到处转悠，公开炫耀他们的财富。
e.g. One secret he learned very early on was not to flaunt his success.
他很早就学到的一个秘诀就是不要夸耀自己的成功。

2. 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.

e.g. She's asking for trouble, flaunting herself like that. Did you see the way Major Winston was looking at her?
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？
e.g. ...tourists flaunting themselves in front of the castle guards in bra and shorts.
穿着文胸和短裤在城堡卫兵面前招摇卖弄的游客们

1. 炫耀：楚王为了炫耀(flaunt)自己的富有,决定亲自带领使者参观(visit)章华台. 使者早就耳闻楚国的章华台. 这章华台是一座富丽堂皇的高台,是楚灵王调集全国的能工巧匠花了很长时间修筑的,专供国王和大臣们登高望远之用.

2. 夸耀：回去后,小绿到处夸耀(flaunt)自己抓过一只野牛. 他决定把抓野牛的方法教给老鼠毛毛. 到了河边,小绿把毛毛背在背上,一跳,落到河中央,两个只好拼命游到对岸,差点被淹死.

3. 招展：flatworm 扁形虫 | flaunt 招展 | flauntily 虚华地

4. 炫耀--飞来的姑姑在炫耀：flair 本能--飞在空中是本能 | flaunt 炫耀--飞来的姑姑在炫耀 | flock 一群--锁到一起是一群