flaunt

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flaunt /flɔːnt $ flɒːnt, flɑːnt/ verb [transitiveT]

1 SHOW/LET somebody SEE somethingto show your money, success, beauty etc so that other people notice it – used to show disapproval 夸耀，炫耀〔含贬义〕

The rich flaunted their wealth while the poor starved on the streets.

富人摆阔，穷人却在大街上饿肚子。

2. if you’ve got it, flaunt itflaunt it if you’ve got it spokenSHOW/LET somebody SEE something used humorously to tell someone not to hide their beauty, wealth, or abilities 有的话就展示出来〔幽默用法，用于叫人不要掩饰自己的美貌、财富或能力〕

Examples from the Corpus

flaunt• This production flaunts a major advantage the National has over traditional West End theaters, with their proscenium stages.• Others have called him arrogant, for flaunting his millionaire lifestyle.• He reciprocated by flaunting his other affairs in her face.• He's very rich, but he doesn't like to flaunt his wealth or waste his money.• They feel they are the greatest and they want to flaunt it, as noisily as possible.• If you've got it, flaunt it!• It certainly was a curious experience to flaunt one's religion in the face of London.• The owners who have bought and restored them proudly flaunt that history, as well.• Widow birds have thick black tails many times the lengths of their bodies, which they flaunt while flying above the grass.• Limousines aren't necessarily a way of flaunting your wealth.

Origin flaunt

(1500-1600) Probably from a Scandinavian language

flaunt verb

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