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swank

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++swank1 /swæŋk/ verb [intransitive]  British English old-fashionedBOAST to speak or behave in a way that shows you think you are better than other people 炫耀,吹嘘,摆阔 I wish you’d stop swanking! 我希望你别再吹了!→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
swankBare chested and wet trousered, the job done, they swank before their audience then gallop off to Fair Hill.
swank2 noun British English old-fashioned  [uncountable]PROUD proud confident behaviour that shows you think you are better than other people 炫耀;摆架子;卖弄
Examples from the Corpus
swankDressed in variations of tasteful black, the petite blond actress looks like an Armani study of low-key swank.There, a little money will buy you a good deal of swank.
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swank
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swank1 /swæŋk/ verb [intransitive]
British English old-fashioned to speak or behave in a way that shows you think you are better than other people:
    I wish you’d stop swanking!

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swank2 noun British English old-fashioned
[uncountable] proud confident behaviour that shows you think you are better than other people


swankBrE /swæŋk/ 🔊NAmE /swæŋk/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they swank BrE /swæŋk/ 🔊 NAmE /swæŋk/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it swanks BrE /swæŋks/ 🔊 NAmE /swæŋks/ 🔊past simple swanked BrE /swæŋkt/ 🔊 NAmE /swæŋkt/ 🔊past participle swanked BrE /swæŋkt/ 🔊 NAmE /swæŋkt/ 🔊 -ing form swanking BrE /ˈswæŋkɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈswæŋkɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive] (old-fashioned, BrE, informal, disapproving) to behave in way that is too proud or confident 炫耀;卖弄