单词 | show |
释义 | Word Frequency show(ʃəʊ) verbWord forms: shows, showing, showed, shown or showed 1. to make, be, or become visible or noticeable to show one's dislike 2. (transitive) to present to view; exhibit he showed me a picture 3. (transitive) to indicate or explain; prove to show that the earth moves round the sun 4. (transitive) to exhibit or present (oneself or itself) in a specific character to show oneself to be trustworthy 5. (tr; foll by how and an infinitive) to instruct by demonstration show me how to swim 6. (transitive) to indicate or register a barometer shows changes in the weather 7. (transitive) to grant or bestow to show favour to someone 8. (intransitive) to appear to show to advantage 9. to exhibit, display, or offer (goods, etc) for sale three artists were showing at the gallery 10. (transitive) to allege, as in a legal document to show cause 11. to present (a play, film, etc) or (of a play, etc) to be presented, as at a theatre or cinema 12. (transitive) to guide or escort please show me to my room 13. show in 14. show out 15. (intransitive) to win a place in a horse race, etc 16. to give a performance of riding and handling (a horse) to display its best points 17. (intransitive) informal to put in an appearance; arrive noun 18. a display or exhibition 19. a public spectacle 20. an ostentatious or pretentious display 21. a theatrical or other entertainment 22. a trace or indication 23. obstetrics a discharge of blood at the onset of labour 24. US, Australian and New Zealand informal a chance; opportunity (esp in the phrases give someone a show, he's got no show of winning, etc) 25. a sporting event consisting of contests in which riders perform different exercises to show their skill and their horses' ability and breeding 26. slang, mainly British a thing or affair (esp in the phrases good show, bad show, etc) 27. Australian and New Zealand mining a slight indication of the presence of gold 28. a display of farm animals, with associated competitions 29. for show 30. run the show 31. steal the show 32. stop the show Word origin Old English scēawian; related to Old High German scouwōn to look, Old Norse örskār careful, Greek thuoskoos seer |
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