Show off ni kujaribu kuwavutia watu kwa ulichonacho au unachoweza kufanya, au kuonyesha kitu kwa fahari. Bila yambwa, hueleza tabia: He's just showing off. Ikiwa na yambwa, hutaja kinachompa mtu fahari: show off a new car. Nomino a show-off ni mtu anayependa kuwavutia wengine kwa namna hiyo.
Unataka kutumia show off katika mazungumzo?
Tunga sentensi; tutaonyesha makosa na kupendekeza namna ya kusema inayofaa zaidi.
Ukaguzi unachukua muda mrefu kuliko kawaida. Maoni yataonekana hapa yenyewe.
show off; show off + noun; show something/it off; a show-off (noun)
- Max always shows off at the gym by lifting weights that are clearly too heavy for him.
- She invited us round mainly to show off her newly renovated kitchen.
- My cousin is a bit of a show-off and posts photos of every expensive dinner.
Kilichobadilika
Toleo la kwanzaMike keeps boasting with his new watch at every meeting.
Baada ya marekebishoMike keeps showing off his new watch at every meeting.
Boast haliendi na with: mtu boast about jambo. Pia boast ni kujisifu kwa maneno, ilhali Mike anaonyesha saa yake. Kuonyesha kitu ili kuwavutia watu ni show off, na kitu chenyewe hufuata moja kwa moja bila kihusishi.
Show off pia lina maana isiyo ya kukosoa: kuonyesha uzuri wa kitu kwa namna inayouweka wazi. The white walls show off the paintings beautifully ina maana picha zinaonekana vizuri dhidi ya kuta nyeupe. Hakuna anayejisifu; kitu kinaonekana katika hali yake nzuri zaidi.
Zamu yako
At lunch, Dan ordered in French just to ___ in front of his new colleagues.
Onyesha jibu
show off — Dan anaagiza kwa Kifaransa ili kuwavutia wafanyakazi wenzake, si kwa sababu analazimika. Hiyo ndiyo show off. Show up ni kufika au kujitokeza, na Dan tayari amekaa mezani.
Eleza mtu unayemfahamu anayependa show off. Sema anapenda kuonyesha nini na watu walio karibu naye huitikiaje.
My neighbour shows off his electric car to every guest, and most of us just nod politely.
Jifunze kutumia maneno mapya kwa usahihi
Tunga sentensi kwa maneno unayojifunza. LetsWords inaonyesha makosa ya matumizi na sarufi, inapendekeza marekebisho na kuyaeleza kwa lugha yako ya mama; kurudia kunasaidia kukumbuka maneno.