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showboat
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural showboats
plural showboats
Learner's definition of SHOWBOAT
[count]
1
: a large boat that has a theater and a group of performers and that gives plays at towns and cities along a river演艺船
2
chiefly US, informal + usually disapproving : a person (such as an athlete) who behaves or performs in a way that is meant to attract the attention of a lot of people爱卖弄的人
- The fans like him, but the other players think he's a showboat.他的粉丝喜欢他，但其他的运动员认为他是个爱卖弄的人。
2 showboat /ˈʃoʊˌboʊt/ verb
showboats; showboated; showboating
2 showboat
/ˈʃoʊˌboʊt/
verb
showboats; showboated; showboating
Learner's definition of SHOWBOAT
[no object] chiefly US, informal + usually disapproving
: to behave or perform in a way that is meant to attract the attention of a lot of people卖弄；炫耀
- She was showboating for the cameras when she tripped and fell.被绊倒的那刻，她正在镜头前搔首弄姿。
showboated; showboating; showboats
: to behave in a conspicuous or ostentatious manner : show off
showboater noun
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Noun The fans like him, but the other players think he's a showboat. Verb She was showboating for the cameras when she tripped and fell. the gymnast was showboating for the cameras when she lost her balance and fell
Recent Examples on the Web
Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 3 July 2022 Marian is the opposite of a showboat, but Foster dims her radiance more than is necessary. Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2022 For an actor, there’s an obvious showboat appeal to playing a serious out-of-control drunk. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 25 Mar. 2022 It's been a story of redemption for Jacobellis, who infamously won an Olympic silver in 2006 after throwing away her lead while attempting to showboat. Julia Hollingsworth, CNN, 12 Feb. 2022 A full 16 years and a world removed from the day the American snowboardcross racer gave away the gold medal with a showboat move near the finish line, Jacobellis rode hard to the end and won it. Eddie Pells And Pat Graham, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Feb. 2022 A full 16 years and a world removed from the day the American snowboardcross racer gave away the gold medal with a showboat move near the finish line, Jacobellis rode hard to the end and won it. Eddie Pells And Pat Graham, chicagotribune.com, 9 Feb. 2022 When this pretense is stylized with showboat filmmaking, whatever universal point Anderson tries to make comes off erroneously — snobbish. Armond White, National Review, 5 Nov. 2021 Tammy Faye, meanwhile, is a vivacious believer who falls in love with Jim and is happy to hitch herself to the choo-choo train of his showboat faith. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 12 Sep. 2021 Dalton Ross, EW.com, 1 Apr. 2020 There are no showboating gestures here, only a bone-deep commitment to showing us the lives of individuals often relegated to the cinematic sidelines, to the extent that the movies even notice them all. Justin Chang, chicagotribune.com, 12 Sep. 2019 Three quarters of sleepwalking, showboating and unwatchable basketball, followed by one quarter of the most intense and least-artistic basketball of the season. Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 16 Feb. 2020 Bill Pullman is the Bilott team’s showboating West Virginia trial lawyer, who celebrates success in the courtroom by snapping his suspenders with satisfaction. David Sims, The Atlantic, 22 Nov. 2019 Fingers a-flutter, Marsalis confidently flew through composer Jacques Ibert’s flamboyant solo section — making sure his virtuosity was that of musicianship, not showboating. Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, 29 Sep. 2019 The main negatives for me are showboating and mascots. Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com, 21 Sep. 2019 Their duel had something often lacking in this memorable era of men’s tennis: an edge, as Kyrgios showboated and intentionally smacked balls at Nadal’s body, ignoring the glares that Nadal sometimes fired back. Christopher Clarey, New York Times, 4 July 2019 Spedding, new guitarist Tom Vanstiphout and saxophonist Jorja Chalmers were particularly combustible—while never showboating or pulling focus from Ferry. Melinda Newman, Billboard, 30 Aug. 2019 See More
Noun
The only thing that outstaged Cruise's showboat helicopter entrance was that magnificent hair – entirely brown and bouncy. Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 3 July 2022 Marian is the opposite of a showboat, but Foster dims her radiance more than is necessary. Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2022 For an actor, there’s an obvious showboat appeal to playing a serious out-of-control drunk. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 25 Mar. 2022 It's been a story of redemption for Jacobellis, who infamously won an Olympic silver in 2006 after throwing away her lead while attempting to showboat. Julia Hollingsworth, CNN, 12 Feb. 2022 A full 16 years and a world removed from the day the American snowboardcross racer gave away the gold medal with a showboat move near the finish line, Jacobellis rode hard to the end and won it. Eddie Pells And Pat Graham, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Feb. 2022 A full 16 years and a world removed from the day the American snowboardcross racer gave away the gold medal with a showboat move near the finish line, Jacobellis rode hard to the end and won it. Eddie Pells And Pat Graham, chicagotribune.com, 9 Feb. 2022 When this pretense is stylized with showboat filmmaking, whatever universal point Anderson tries to make comes off erroneously — snobbish. Armond White, National Review, 5 Nov. 2021 Tammy Faye, meanwhile, is a vivacious believer who falls in love with Jim and is happy to hitch herself to the choo-choo train of his showboat faith. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 12 Sep. 2021 Verb
But that was neither showboating nor talking trash. Dalton Ross, EW.com, 1 Apr. 2020 There are no showboating gestures here, only a bone-deep commitment to showing us the lives of individuals often relegated to the cinematic sidelines, to the extent that the movies even notice them all. Justin Chang, chicagotribune.com, 12 Sep. 2019 Three quarters of sleepwalking, showboating and unwatchable basketball, followed by one quarter of the most intense and least-artistic basketball of the season. Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 16 Feb. 2020 Bill Pullman is the Bilott team’s showboating West Virginia trial lawyer, who celebrates success in the courtroom by snapping his suspenders with satisfaction. David Sims, The Atlantic, 22 Nov. 2019 Fingers a-flutter, Marsalis confidently flew through composer Jacques Ibert’s flamboyant solo section — making sure his virtuosity was that of musicianship, not showboating. Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, 29 Sep. 2019 The main negatives for me are showboating and mascots. Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com, 21 Sep. 2019 Their duel had something often lacking in this memorable era of men’s tennis: an edge, as Kyrgios showboated and intentionally smacked balls at Nadal’s body, ignoring the glares that Nadal sometimes fired back. Christopher Clarey, New York Times, 4 July 2019 Spedding, new guitarist Tom Vanstiphout and saxophonist Jorja Chalmers were particularly combustible—while never showboating or pulling focus from Ferry. Melinda Newman, Billboard, 30 Aug. 2019 See More 👨🏻🏫 Mr. Ng 韋氏詞典 📚 – mw.mister5️⃣.net
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