摘要：show off核心语义:刻意展示自身的物品、能力、成就或关系，以博取他人关注、羡慕或认可，含轻微贬义。炫耀拥有的贵重物品、财产、资源、才艺、技能，如奢侈品、新车、旅行经历等。作为及物动词时，后接“物品/能力/人”（show off sth/sb）；作为不及物
show off核心语义:刻意展示自身的物品、能力、成就或关系，以博取他人关注、羡慕或认可，含轻微贬义。炫耀拥有的贵重物品、财产、资源、才艺、技能，如奢侈品、新车、旅行经历等。作为及物动词时，后接“物品/能力/人”（show off sth/sb）；作为不及物动词时，常加“about”接具体事件（show off about sth）；“晒男友”“吹人脉”需对应“show off one's boyfriend”“show off about knowing sb”，如：
She shows off her new watch to every guest at the party.
她在派对上向每位客人炫耀她的新手表。
People were parading up and down showing off their finest clothes.
人们走来走去，炫耀着他们最漂亮的服装。
Naomi was showing off her engagement ring.
娜奥米正在炫耀她的订婚戒指。
Jack showed off his latest squeeze at the weekend.
周末杰克炫耀了一番自己新交的女朋友。
The athlete showed off his gold medal during the interview.
这位运动员在采访中炫耀他的金牌。
He shows off about knowing the famous singer.
他炫耀自己认识那位著名歌手。
Some ladies show off their new silks in the park’
一些女士在公园炫耀新丝绸服饰。
Although he wants to make a hit, I think he hasn't got much to show off.
虽然他想大出风头，不过我以为他没有什么可炫耀的。
He’s always showing off his new girlfriend to everyone at work.
他总在公司向所有人炫耀他的新女友。
She shows off how much her boyfriend spends on her by posting luxury gifts online.
她通过在网上晒奢侈品礼物，炫耀男友为她花了多少钱。
He couldn't resist showing off his new car.
他忍不住炫耀起了他的新车。
He showed off by cooking a fancy meal for his date, but he burned the steak.
他为了在约会时炫耀，特意做了一顿精致的饭，结果牛排烤糊了。
解析：覆盖“恋爱中炫耀能力（秀厨艺）”的场景，“show off by doing sth”（通过做某事炫耀）是高频搭配，且暗含“炫耀失败”的幽默效果。
At the dinner table, my father would go on and on, showing off, aggrandising himself
我父亲在餐桌上总是滔滔不绝地炫耀并吹嘘自己。
The student shows off his vocabulary by using rare words in every essay.
这个学生在每篇作文里都用生僻词，以此炫耀自己的词汇量。
The politician showed off his negotiation skills during the press conference.
这位政客在记者会上炫耀自己的谈判技巧。
The CEO showed off the company’s new technology at the industry conference.
CEO在行业会议上炫耀公司的新技术。
The diplomat showed off the country’s cultural heritage during the state visit.
这位外交官在国事访问期间炫耀本国的文化遗产。
The general showed off the military’s new weapons during the parade.
将军在阅兵式上炫耀军队的新型武器。
My friend always shows off about winning the basketball game.
我朋友总吹嘘自己赢了那场篮球赛。
Cam is showing off his baking skills to the neighbors again—he just wants them to praise his cookies. 《摩登家庭》
卡梅隆又在向邻居炫耀他的烘焙技巧了——他就是想让大家夸他的饼干。
Lisa posted photos of her trip to Europe every day on social media. I thought she was showing off—she wanted everyone to know she could afford expensive travels.（2024年新高考全国Ⅱ卷）
丽莎每天在社交媒体上发布她欧洲之旅的照片。我认为她在炫耀——她想让每个人都知道她能负担得起昂贵的旅行。
He always shows off his good piano skills in front of his friends.
他总在朋友面前炫耀自己的钢琴弹得好。（2025年上海市高考英语翻译题）
Tom bought a new bike and kept talking about it to his classmates. His teacher told him not to show off too much.
汤姆买了一辆新自行车，老在同学们面前谈起它，老师告诉他不要太炫耀了。（2023年北京市中考）
该短语还有：衬托;使夺目;使显得更漂亮(或迷人)，显露，展示，表现
She had made Helen a dress which showed off her tiny waist.
她给海伦做了件很显她纤细腰身的连衣裙。
The dress showed off her lovely figure.
这条连衣裙衬托出她优美的身段。
The gown showed off her lovely figure.
那件睡衣显露出她优美的（身段）线条。
The player was given hardly any opportunities to show off his talents
那位选手几乎没有得到什么机会展示自己的天赋。
Body builders shave their chests to show off their muscles
健美运动员剃去胸毛以展示肌肉。
He's just showing off because that girl he likes is here.
他不过是在表现自己，因为他喜欢的那个姑娘在场。
He had been showing off for her at the poker table.
牌桌上他一直在她面前表现自己。
The interests he is most likely to enjoy will be those which enable him to show off himself or his talents
他最有可能感兴趣的就是那些能让他表现自己或炫耀才华的事情。
来源：翅膀英语一点号