v.
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VERB
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.
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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。
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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。
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VERB
招摇过市;卖弄性感;搔首弄姿 If you say that someone is flauntingthemselves, you disapprove of them because they are behaving in a very confident way, or in a way that is intended to attract sexual attention.
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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？
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...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
