A show-off is someone who keeps displaying how clever, skilled, rich, or good-looking they are, so other people will notice and admire them. It is almost always disapproving: we do not usually call someone a show-off as a compliment.

A show-off isshow-off 指的是 someone who keeps displaying how clever, skilled, rich, or good-looking they are不斷炫耀自己有多聰明、多厲害、多有錢，或多好看的人，so other people will notice and admire them好讓別人注意到、佩服他們。It is almost always disapproving這幾乎都是帶著否定意味的：we do not usually call someone a show-off as a compliment我們通常不會把 show-off 當成稱讚在用。

The noun comes from the phrasal verb show off (to behave that way). Informal.

The noun comes from the phrasal verb show off這個名詞來自片語動詞 show off (to behave that way)（意思是表現出那種樣子）。Informal口語用法。

You might say Don't be such a show-off to a friend who will not stop. What they show off with can be anything: a new phone, a trick on a bike, a big English word.

You might say你可能會對一個講不停的朋友說 Don't be such a show-off.'Don't be such a show-off.'（別再愛現了）。What they show off with can be anything他們拿來炫耀的東西可以是任何事：a new phone一支新手機、a trick on a bike腳踏車上的特技、a big English word一個很厲害的英文單字。

Though actually, the same person may only be excited or proud; show-off puts a cold reading on it, as if the point was the audience.

Though actually不過其實，the same person may only be excited or proud同一個人可能只是興奮或驕傲而已；show-off puts a cold reading on it用 show-off 這個詞來說就顯得有點冷酷，as if the point was the audience好像重點只是在有觀眾看。