| 释义 |
ˈshowboat, v. U.S. slang.
[f. *show-boat n. 2.]
intr. To perform or behave ostentatiously; to show off. Also trans. and refl.
1951in Wentworth & Flexner Dict. Amer. Slang (1960) 474/1 Showboat, to show off. 1969Time 31 Jan. 75/2 The 98-year-old ballet is traditionally noted for..the opportunity it affords a ballerina to showboat her versatility. 1981J. D. MacDonald Free Fall in Crimson x. 111 He was a good officer. He didn't showboat and draw fire. 1984N.Y. Post 7 Feb. 482 Opal Alone always prefers to ‘showboat’ herself. 1987R. Busby Snow Man iv. 45 The Europeans are enough of a handful without DEA prima donnas showboating all over the place. |