showboat

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
美 /ˈʃoʊˌboʊt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A river steamboat having a resident theatre. US
    — And Agnes Moorehead henpecks with stern persistence as Parthy, the captain's loving wife. The sets, which include a full-sized showboat with belching double stacks and sternwheel, are in the best Metro tradition, which means as sumptuous as sumptuous can be.
  2. A showoff. US,broadly,informal
    — Well, I was a little upset at first. I mean, obviously people are going to think I'm a showboat, and a little bit of a prick.
动词 v.
  1. To show off. US,ambitransitive,informal
    — Out: Trash talk, dirty play, crybabying, showboating and players who can't be bothered to show up for games or keep their shoes on.

词形变化

showboats plural showboats present,singular,third-person showboating participle,present showboated participle,past showboated past

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English show
English boat
English showboat
From show + boat.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English show
English boat
English showboat
From show + boat.
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