英语释义

• of a display that is tawdry or vulgar

• intended to attract notice and impress others;

  "an ostentatious sable coat"

片语

be ostentatious讲排场

ostentatious jewellery招眼的珠宝

Ostentatious display做作

ostentatious a卖弄的

ostentatious goods炫耀性物品

an ostentatious display炫耀的展示

epideictic富于词藻的；（文体、演讲等）意在表现词藻技巧的；夸耀的

Ostentatious ostent显示

英汉例句

• earlier this year he said multiculturalism had 「failed」, that immigrants needed to 「melt」 into french society, and that 「we do not want ostentatious prayers in the street in france.

  萨科齐在今年早些时候说，多元文化已告失败，移民需要融入法国社会，“我们不希望在法国街头有些人在炫耀祈祷。」

• their elaborate designs and hues are deliberately ostentatious to ward off potential predators, a tactic called aposematic coloration.

  它们身上复杂的纹路与多彩的色调意在抵御潜在的敌人，这种策略称为警戒色。

• also, now that you don’t have a list of ‘fans’ quite a bit ostentatious elements that were previously part of having a page is gone.

  并且，由于你不会拥有一群「粉丝」，这种之前作为个人主页一部分的炫耀意味的元素也会消失。

• the ostentatious hackers and virus-writers who once wrecked computers for fun are all but gone, replaced by criminal gangs seeking to harvest data. 「hacking used to be about making noise.

  招摇的黑客和以破坏电脑为乐的病毒编写者几乎已成为往事，取而代之的是以攫取数据为目的的犯罪集团。

• the host: and i「ve heard that they are looking for a more western-style ostentatious wedding, the big white dress wedding.

  主持人：我听说，人们都向往夸张华丽的西式婚礼，穿着大大白色礼服的婚礼。

• elsewhere, the church」s involvement is more controversial. in poland, where 90% of the population say they are catholic, the ruling coalition displays ostentatious religiosity.

  在别处教会介入政治也存在着矛盾，在波兰，90的人宣称自己是虔诚的天主教徒，其实满不是那么回事。

• fashion becomes more excessive and ostentatious .

  时尚变得更加炫目。

• even when the emotion seems justifiable, ostentatious displays of resentment are a grim thing to behold.

  虽然从情感上我们可以理解，但对彼此的怨恨仍旧是一件非常残忍的事。

• he got a workout during this show, everything from ostentatious filigrees on “skin」 to calm sadness on 「hate that i love you.

  他在这次表演中展示了技巧，从“skin皮肤」的华丽卖弄到「hatethatilove you讨厌爱着你」的平静的悲伤，无不精彩纷呈。

• if consumers espouse frugality instead of ostentatious spending, amex wants to be there.

  如果消费者不求斥金如土，但望勤俭持家，运通也希望一路有它。

• it’s not something i would wear — too ostentatious — and i’m sure granddad, if he were here, would be happy to know it was going toward a good cause.

  我不会佩带—--太引人注目了---我确信，要是祖父来这里看到它能够实现更好的价值，一定很欣慰。

• this article will spell out how to find, learn, and use, ostentatious words so other people will kick up their estimates of the level of your intelligence.

  这篇文章将告诉你如何寻找、学习和使用那些华丽的辞藻，从而使别人不断提高对你智商水平的估计。

• the ostentatious location of the gathering is enough to earn it accusations of elitism, and indeed it has faced much criticism for appearing to act only in the interests of the rich world.

  引人注目的聚会地点足以使它被指责为精英主义，实际上它因似乎只顾富裕国家的利益采取行动而饱受诟病。

• in a business culture that imposes the oppressive rule of mandatory replies, that kind ostentatious declaration may seem sacrilegious, rude or professionally suicidal.

  在规定了强制性回复邮件的商业文化中，上面那种「嚣张」的声明看起来简直是又粗鲁，又亵渎职场，甚至是职场自绝行为。

• 「the lifestyles on display are more ostentatious than most of what you'd see in the west,」 says ole schell.

  「所展示的生活方式比你在西方看到的还要卖弄」，奥莱·斯凯尔说，“这些新兴的巨富们的生活方式会让你想起说唱歌手唱到的麦克豪宅。

• green plants were replaced with golden- or yellow-leafed ones; vegetables and herbs were ousted by ostentatious peonies and roses.

  绿色植物被长着金黄色叶子的植株取代；蔬菜和香草被驱逐出土，栽之以名贵的牡丹和玫瑰。

• this year, those ostentatious displays will take a back seat to social responsibility.

  今年，这些摆阔和炫耀将让位于社会责任的话题。

• many french voters who find ostentatious wealth obnoxious have been taken aback to see dsk flaunt his fabulous riches.

  很多觉得炫耀财富讨人厌的法国选民在看到卡恩是如何挥霍他巨大的财富时都惊诧不已了。

• in europe, the orient express earned a reputation for ostentatious luxury and spawned several rivals.

  在欧洲，东方快车以装饰极度奢华而闻名，并催生了好几个竞争者。

相似词

fancy幻想；想象力；爱好； （赛马等体育比赛中）最被看好的人或动物；（拳击等运动的）爱好者；花式蛋糕或饼干；（16和17世纪音乐用语）幻想曲

flashy俗丽的，浮华的；穿着奢华的；闪光的；瞬间的；暴躁的；炫耀技艺的

swanky活跃的帅小伙子

showy艳丽的；炫耀的；显眼的

overdone煮得太久的；做得过分的

pretentious自命不凡的；炫耀的；做作的

garish炫耀的；过分装饰的；过分鲜艳的

overdone煮得太久的；做得过分的

flagrant公然的；不能容忍的；非常的；臭名远扬的；明目张胆的；恶名昭着的（名词flagrancy，副词flagrantly）

fancy幻想；想象力；爱好； （赛马等体育比赛中）最被看好的人或动物；（拳击等运动的）爱好者；花式蛋糕或饼干；（16和17世纪音乐用语）幻想曲

showy艳丽的；炫耀的；显眼的

garish炫耀的；过分装饰的；过分鲜艳的

swanky活跃的帅小伙子

pretentious自命不凡的；炫耀的；做作的

flashy俗丽的，浮华的；穿着奢华的；闪光的；瞬间的；暴躁的；炫耀技艺的

相反词

conservative保守派，守旧者

quiet使平息；安慰

understated轻描淡写，避重就轻地说（understate 的过去式和过去分词）