show/ʃəʊ/ (showed, shown或showed)

vt

1. 证明；表明

• It has been shown that motion is the source of life. 已经证明运动是生命之源。

• Later he showed what he had said was true. 后来他证实了他说的全都是真的。

2. 显示，显现；看得出

• The lady always shows her good manners. 这位女士总是彬彬有礼。

• He never showed his disappointment. 他从未表露过他的失望。

3. 出示，给…看

• You have to show your ID card to the guard at the door. 你得向门卫出示你的身份证。

4. 指示；指出

• The watch showed the wrong time. 手表的时间不对。

• The villager showed us the way to town. 村民给我们指点了进城的路。

5. 带领，指引

• I asked a boy to show me to the bus station. 我让一个小男孩带我到汽车站。

• The servant showed us into the garden. 仆人把我们引进花园。

6. 演出；放映

• Next week a new film will be shown. 下星期有一部新电影将上映。

7. 展览；展出

• All the shops are showing the newest fashions. 所有的商店正在展示最新的时装。

• Some new automobiles were shown at the exhibition. 一些新款汽车在展览会上展出。

vi

1. 显现，显露，显出

• He never let his sadness show. 他从未流露过自己的悲伤。

• Fear showed in his eyes. 他的眼神流露出恐惧。

2. 非正式 展出产品(或商品)

• Some famous paintings are showing in Beijing. 一些名画正在北京展出。

3. 非正式 上演，演出

• How long is the new film showing? 新片放映多久？

词组show a clean pair of heels 英古非正式 跑掉；溜之大吉 show a leg 英 起床 show off

1. 使显得格外好看

• The black evening dress showed off her white skin beautifully. 黑色的晚礼服把她白皙的皮肤衬托得很美。

2. 炫耀；卖弄

• He often showed off his richness. 他时常炫耀他的富有。

show one's face 露面 show one's hand(或 cards) 表明意图(或计划) show sb. around 带领…参观

• We were shown around the town. 我们参观了这个镇子。

show sb. out 开门送某人出去 show sb. over 带某人察看 show sb. the door 叫某人离开；逐出 show sb. the way

1. 告诉某人怎么到某处

2. 成为某人榜样

show up

1. 揭露；(使令人不快的东西)显露

• The boy tried not to show up his ignorance. 男孩试图掩饰自己的无知。

2. 显得突出，看得清楚

• White clouds show up well against the blue sky. 在蓝天的衬托下白云更为夺目。

3. 非正式 到场，出席

• Everyone has showed up, so let's begin. 人都到齐了，我们开始吧。

4. 非正式 (在智力或表现等方面)超出

• John showed up all the other students in the school. 约翰超过了学校里的其他学生。

5. 主英 使人难堪

• He always showed us up with his rude behaviors. 他总是做出一些粗俗的举动使我们很难堪。