单词 | poser |
释义 | poser From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishposerpos‧er /ˈpəʊzə $ ˈpoʊzər/ noun [countable] informal1 SHOW OFF British English (also poseur /pəʊˈzɜː $ poʊˈzɜːr/) someone who pretends to have a quality or social position they do not really have, usually in order to make people notice or admire them You meet a lot of posers in this job.2 a difficult question That’s a real poser.Examples from the Corpusposer• Fergie may well have bought a cut diamond at cut price but how he fits in remains a poser.• Did you hear him going on about his Porsches? What a poser!• But now Leeds skipper Lucas Radebe has raised what he believes to be an equally pertinent poser.• I love having my photograph taken, in fact I am a real poser!• Has your paper no more subtle posers, Doctor?• I put this poser to him, though in a more tactful way, you understand. |
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