ostentatious 英 [ˌɒstenˈteɪʃəs] 　 美 [ˌɑstenˈteɪʃəs]

ostentatious

ostentatious　 英 [ˌɒstenˈteɪʃəs] 美 [ˌɑstenˈteɪʃəs]

adj. 招摇的；卖弄的；夸耀的；铺张的；惹人注目的　

Officials from all of Spain’s big parties are being investigated for corruption, but the PP cases reveal a taste for ostentatious luxury.　西班牙所有大党的官员都在接受贪污调查，但是人民党案件揭露了对铺张奢侈品的偏好。
In an era of growing green consciousness and global warming fears, environmentalists are increasingly critical of this ostentatious display, calling it as unnecessary and wasteful.　但随着环保意识加强、全球变暖恐惧升温，越来越多的环保人士谴责这种卖弄性的做法，称其是不必要的浪费。

  • 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；铺张的；惹人注目的

  • 1. Officials from all of Spain’s big parties are being investigated for corruption, but the PP cases reveal a taste for ostentatious luxury.

    西班牙所有大党的官员都在接受贪污调查，但是人民党案件揭露了对铺张奢侈品的偏好。

  • 2. In an era of growing green consciousness and global warming fears, environmentalists are increasingly critical of this ostentatious display, calling it as unnecessary and wasteful.

    但随着环保意识加强、全球变暖恐惧升温，越来越多的环保人士谴责这种卖弄性的做法，称其是不必要的浪费。

  • 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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