showboat

verb

1. 卖弄；炫耀
   to behave in a way that tries to show people how clever, skilful, etc. you are

noun

1. 演艺船
   a boat on which musical shows are performed

1. My friends love to showboat around the lake on their water-skis.
   我的朋友们喜欢在他们的滑水板上绕着湖向人们炫耀。
2. He bettered his own world record in that race by winning in9.69sec, despite slowing down over the final20m to showboat.
   虽然他为了表现自己的实力在最后20米的时候开始减速，但最终还是以9秒69的成绩摘走了金牌，并刷新了自己创造的世界纪录。
3. Showboat all you want in baseball, but you've still got to step into the batter's box and hit the damn ball.
   棒球场上无论怎样卖弄，你必须走进击球点，击打那只该死的球。
4. Are you going to the performance of Showboat?
   你是去看《戏船》的演出吗？
5. The showboat paddled slowly toward the shore.
   演艺船荡桨缓缓地向岸边前进。

noun

1. a river steamboat on which theatrical performances could be given (especially on the Mississippi River)