音标:[swæŋkt] ;
v. <英, 非正, 贬>炫耀, 卖弄( swank的过去式和过去分词 ); (使)加快, (使)增速( accelerate的过去式和过去分词 ); 做苦工; 使劳累
v display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously

swank的用法和样例:

例句

用作动词(v.)
  1. People around here don't swank about their money.这附近的人们都不会炫耀他们有多少钱。
  2. She's swanking just because they said her essay was the best.皆因人称她的文章最好,她就忘乎所以了。
用作名词(n.)
  1. In spite of all his swank, he has never achieved very much.无论他如何炫耀,他其实并没有取得多少成就。
  2. He just relies on bluff and putting on a show with his bright ideas and his swank!他的法宝就是说大话,像煞有介事,满嘴的有办法,有把握!
  3. Don't be such a swank.别那么招摇。

词汇搭配

  • swink辛劳
  • swanky 爱出风头的...

经典引文

  • A nondescript moneyed merchant who swanks about, giving orders to everyone.

    出自:V. S. Pritchett
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