Sự bày tỏ

to vote by show of hands

biểu quyết bằng giơ tay

Sự trưng bày; cuộc triển lãm

Sự phô trương, sự khoe khoang

a fine show of blossom

cảnh muôn hoa khoe sắc

(thông tục) cuộc biểu diễn

a film show

một buổi chiếu phim

Bề ngoài, hình thức, sự giả đò, sự giả bộ

to do something for show

làm việc gì để lấy hình thức

to be fond of show

chuộng hình thức

his sympathy is mere show

vẻ thiện cảm của anh ta chỉ là giả đồ

(từ lóng) cơ hội, dịp

to have no show at all

không gặp dịp

(y học) nước đầu ối

(từ lóng) việc, công việc kinh doanh, việc làm ăn

to run (boss) the show

điều khiển mọi việc

(quân sự), (từ lóng) trận đánh, chiến dịch

to give away the show x give good show!

khá lắm!, hay lắm!

Cho xem, cho thấy, trưng bày, đưa cho xem; tỏ ra

an aperture show the inside

một khe hở cho ta thấy phía bên trong

to show trained tress

trưng bày cây cảnh

to show neither joy nor anger

không tỏ ra vui mà cũng không tỏ ra giận

to favour to somebody

tỏ sự chiếu cố đối với ai

Tỏ ra, tỏ rõ

to show intelligence

tỏ ra thông minh

to show the authenticity of the tale

tỏ rõ câu chuyện là có thật

Chỉ, bảo, dạy

to show someone the way

chỉ đường cho ai

to show someone how to read

dạy ai đọc

Dẫn, dắt

to show someone round the house

dẫn ai đi quanh nhà

to show someone to his room

dẫn ai về phòng

Hiện ra, xuất hiện, trông rõ, ra trước công chúng, (thông tục) ló mặt, lòi ra

buds are just showing

nụ hoa đang nhú ra

he never shows [[[up]]] at big meetings

hắn không bao giờ ló mặt ra ở các cuộc họp lớn

your shirt's tails are showing

đuôi áo sơ mi anh lòi ra

to show in

đưa vào, dẫn vào

to whow off

khoe khoang, phô trương (của cải, tài năng)

to show out

đưa ra, dẫn ra

to show up

để lộ ra, lộ mặt nạ (ai)

(thông tục) xuất hiện, ló mặt ra, xuất đầu lộ diện; có mặt

(từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (thông tục) vượt xa, hơn nhiều

to show a clean pair of heels

Xem heel

to show the cloven hoof

Xem hoof

to show one's colours

để lộ bản chất của mình; để lộ đảng phái của mình

to show fight

Xem fight

to show one's hands

để lộ ý đồ của mình

to show a leg

Xem leg

to show the white feather

Xem feather

hiện rõ (đường vạch dấu)

sự trình bầy

điểm lộ (dầu, khí)

sự biểu lộ dầu khí (kỹ thuật khoan)

chỉ ra

chứng tỏ

dấu hiệu

sự tháo rỡ

cuộc triển lãm (hàng hóa)

triển lãm

agricultural show

triển lãm nông nghiệp

air show

triển lãm hàng không

show-shop

của hàng bán triển lãm

show-shop

cửa hàng bán triển lãm

showroom (show-room)

phòng triển lãm

trade show

triển lãm thương mại

Display, present, expose, demonstrate, indicate, exhibit,manifest, (lay) bare, disclose, reveal, betray, make known,divulge, register, express, make clear or plain or manifest,elucidate, clarify, explain: Show your identification as youenter. Your persistent refusal to associate with Dominic showshow you feel very clearly. They showed me how the new machineworks. 2 escort, accompany, conduct, usher, lead, guide, direct;steer: Please show Mr Sorenson to his table.

Prove,demonstrate, confirm, corroborate, verify, substantiate, bearout, certify, authenticate: This signature shows that the willwas signed personally by your father. 4 teach, instruct, tell,inform, let (someone) in on, give (someone) an idea of: Wouldyou please show me how to use this washing-machine?

Appear,become or be visible, peek through, can or may be seen: Thefloor was showing through a hole in the carpet.

Exhibit,reveal, indicate, display, register: A thermometer shows thetemperature, a barometer the atmospheric pressure. 7 make anappearance, appear, show up, arrive, come: Do you really thinkthat the Jack Nicholson will show at the club tonight? 8represent, symbolize, depict, portray, picture, illustrate:This drawing shows what happens to children who bite theirfingernails.

Present, play, put on, stage, screen; be (being)presented or played or playing or put on or staged or screened:They are showing The Maltese Falcon at the local cinema. What isshowing there tomorrow?

Grant, accord, bestow: They finallyshowed mercy and let the hostages go.

Show off. make anexhibit or a spectacle of, flaunt, advertise, display, parade;pose, swagger, posture, boast, brag, US and Canadian grandstand:They invited us to show off their new house. Quilty shows offtoo much for my taste. 12 show up. a expose, give away, reveal:His collection of animal trophies shows him up for what hereally is. b stand out, be conspicuous, be noticeable, contrast:The white dress shows up nicely against your suntan. cembarrass, (put to) shame, mortify, upstage, overshadow,outshine, eclipse: John only runs in the marathon to show meup.

N.

Display, demonstration, exhibition, exposition, fair,presentation, Colloq expo: There will be a computer show at theconvention centre next week.

Production, presentation,drama, musical, entertainment: We flew to New York for a weekto see a few Broadway shows.

Ostentation, display,appearance, pretentiousness, pretension, affectation: Thosepaintings are there just for show, not because they enjoy art.

V. (past part. shown or showed) 1 intr. & tr. be,or allow or cause to be, visible; manifest; appear (the buds arebeginning to show; white shows the dirt).

Tr. (often foll. byto) offer, exhibit, or produce (a thing) for scrutiny etc. (showyour tickets please; showed him my poems).

Tr. a indicate(one's feelings) by one's behaviour etc. (showed mercy to him).b indicate (one's feelings to a person etc.) (showed himparticular favour).

Intr. (of feelings etc.) be manifest (hisdislike shows).

Tr. a demonstrate; point out; prove (hasshown it to be false; showed that he knew the answer). b (usu.foll. by how to + infin.) cause (a person) to understand or becapable of doing (showed them how to knit).

Tr. (refl.)exhibit oneself as being (showed herself to be fair).

Tr. &intr. (with ref. to a film) be presented or cause to bepresented.

Tr. exhibit (a picture, animal, flower, etc.) in ashow.

Tr. (often foll. by in, out, up, etc.) conduct or lead(showed them to their rooms).

Intr. = show up 3 (waited buthe didn't show).

Intr. US finish in the first three in arace.

N.

The act or an instance of showing; the state ofbeing shown.

A a spectacle, display, exhibition, etc. (a fineshow of blossom). b a collection of things etc. shown forpublic entertainment or in competition (dog show; flower show).3 a a play etc., esp. a musical. b a light entertainmentprogramme on television etc. c any public entertainment orperformance.

A an outward appearance, semblance, or display(made a show of agreeing; a show of strength). b emptyappearance; mere display (did it for show; that's all show).

Colloq. an undertaking, business, etc. (sold the whole show).

Colloq. an opportunity of acting, defending oneself, etc. (gavehim a fair show; made a good show of it).

Med. a discharge ofblood etc. from the vagina at the onset of childbirth.

Thatwas well (or badly) done.

That was lucky (or unlucky).nothing to show for no visible result of (effort etc.). on showbeing exhibited. show business colloq. the theatricalprofession. show-card a card used for advertising. show one'scards = show one's hand. show cause Law allege withjustification. show a clean pair of heels colloq. retreatspeedily; run away. show one's colours make one's opinionclear. show a person the door dismiss or eject a person. showone's face make an appearance; let oneself be seen. show fightbe persistent or belligerent. show the flag see FLAG(1). showforth archaic exhibit; expound. show one's hand 1 discloseone's plans.

Reveal one's cards. show house (or flat etc.) afurnished and decorated house (or flat etc.) on a new estateshown to prospective buyers. show in see sense 9 of v. show aleg colloq. get out of bed. show off 1 display to advantage.2 colloq. act pretentiously; display one's wealth, knowledge,etc. show-off n. colloq. a person who shows off. show offorce proof that one is prepared to use force. show of handsraised hands indicating a vote for or against, usu. withoutbeing counted. show oneself 1 be seen in public.

See sense 6of v. show out see sense 9 of v. show-piece 1 an item of workpresented for exhibition or display.

An outstanding exampleor specimen. show-place a house etc. that tourists go to see.show round take (a person) to places of interest; act as guidefor (a person) in a building etc. show-stopper colloq. aperformance receiving prolonged applause. show one's teethreveal one's strength; be aggressive. show through 1 be visiblealthough supposedly concealed.

(of real feelings etc.) berevealed inadvertently. show trial esp. hist. a judicialtrial designed by the State to terrorize or impress the public.show up 1 make or be conspicuous or clearly visible.

Expose(a fraud, impostor, inferiority, etc.).

Colloq. appear; bepresent; arrive.

Colloq. embarrass or humiliate (don't showme up by wearing jeans). show the way 1 indicate what has to bedone etc. by attempting it first.

Show others which way to goetc. show the white feather appear cowardly (see also whitefeather). show willing display a willingness to help etc.show-window a window for exhibiting goods etc. [ME f. OEsceawian f. WG: cf. SHEEN]