ostentatious
ostentatious 英 [ˌɒstenˈteɪʃəs] 美 [ˌɑstenˈteɪʃəs]
adj. 招摇的；卖弄的；夸耀的
He gave an ostentatious yawn. 他张扬地打了个哈欠。
ostentatiously dressed 招摇的打扮
- Reach for the adjective ostentatious when you want a flashy way to say — well, "flashy" or "showy."
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- adj. 招摇的；卖弄的；夸耀的
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1. He gave an ostentatious yawn.
他张扬地打了个哈欠。
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2. ostentatiously dressed
招摇的打扮
- ostentatious (adj.) 1701, from ostentation + -ous. Earlier in a similar sense were ostentative (c. 1600); ostentive (1590s). Related: Ostentatiously; ostentatiousness (1650s).
os·ten·ta·tious / ˌɒstenˈteɪʃəs ; NAmE ˌɑːstenˈteɪʃəs / adjective 1 ( disapproving) expensive or noticeable in a way that is intended to impress people 摆阔的；铺张的；浮华的 SYN showy 2 ( disapproving) behaving in a way that is meant to impress people by showing how rich, important, etc. you are 炫耀的；卖弄的；夸示的 3 (of an action 举动 ) done in a very obvious way so that people will notice it 夸张的；招摇的 ◆ He gave an ostentatious yawn. 他张扬地打了个哈欠。 ▶ os·ten·ta·tious·ly / ˌɒstenˈteɪʃəsli ; NAmE ˌɑːstenˈteɪʃəsli / adverb ◆ ostentatiously dressed 招摇的打扮 os·ten·ta·tious / ˌɒstenˈteɪʃəs ; NAmE ˌɑːstenˈteɪʃəs / os·ten·ta·tious·ly / ˌɒstenˈteɪʃəsli ; NAmE ˌɑːstenˈteɪʃəsli /
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