show
show
ƃoƊ
show
/ʃəʊ/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "show"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧋, āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to make something visible or noticeable
Ditransitive: to show sb sth | to show sth to sb
to show definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Have you shown your design concepts to the client?
āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻĄāĻŋāϜāĻžāχāύ āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻžāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϟāϕ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύ?
1.1

āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧋, āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāύāĻŋāϧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻ•āϰāĻž

(of a picture or photograph) to represent someone or something
Transitive: to show sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He refused to sign the consent form for a photo showing his face.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽā§āĻ– āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĢāĻŸā§‹āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāϤāĻŋ āĻĢāĻ°ā§āĻŽā§‡ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āώāϰ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§€āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
1.2

āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧋, āĻĒā§āϰāϚāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to make something, such as a motion picture, TV program, etc., available for public presentation
Transitive: to show a movie or show
to show definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Discovery Channel showed an exciting episode of their wildlife documentary series.
āĻĄāĻŋāϏāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāϰāĻŋ āĻšā§āϝāĻžāύ⧇āϞ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϝāĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖā§€ āĻĄāϕ⧁āĻŽā§‡āĻ¨ā§āϟāĻžāϰāĻŋ āϏāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻœā§‡āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧇āϜāύāĻžāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻŦ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
1.3

āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧋, āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to exhibit, particularly in a competition
Transitive: to show sth
to show definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The art exhibition will be shown at the gallery throughout the month.
āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ⧀āϟāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāϏ āϜ⧁āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻ—ā§āϝāĻžāϞāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧋ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
1.4

āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧋, āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to appear in public or to allow oneself to be seen
Transitive: to show oneself
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I ca n't believe he had the audacity to show himself after what he did.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻ›āĻŋ āύāĻž āϝ⧇ āϏ⧇ āϝāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧋āϰ āϏāĻžāĻšāϏ āĻĒ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
1.5

āĻšāĻžāϜāĻŋāϰ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĒ⧌āρāĻ›āĻžāύ⧋

to arrive at the place one has arranged, like an appointment or a gathering
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I waited outside the theater, but my date did n't show.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĨāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϟāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻžāχāϰ⧇ āĻ…āĻĒ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĻžāĻŽ, āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āϤāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻ– āφāϏ⧇āύāĻŋāĨ¤
1.6

āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ

(of a woman) to be pregnant, in a way that is physically noticeable
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Even though I 'm not showing, I'm excited for my baby's arrival in the fall.
āϝāĻĻāĻŋāĻ“ āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋ āύāĻž, āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻļāϰāϤ⧇ āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻļāĻŋāĻļ⧁āϰ āφāĻ—āĻŽāύ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ.
1.7

āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧋, āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to cause something to be visible or noticeable
Transitive: to show sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A black tablecloth will show every speck of dust.
āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāϞ⧋ āĻŸā§‡āĻŦāĻŋāϞ āĻ•ā§āϞāĻĨ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āϧ⧂āϞāĻŋāĻ•āĻŖāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
02

āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧋, āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to make something like a quality, characteristic, or emotion apparent
Transitive: to show a quality, characteristic, or emotion
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His smile shows his genuine happiness.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻžāϏāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āϏ⧁āĻ– āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
2.1

āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧋, āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to behave or treat someone in a particular way
Ditransitive: to show sb/sth an attitude or treatment | to show an attitude or treatment to | to show an attitude or treatment toward
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He showed respect toward his elders.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻļā§āϰāĻĻā§āϧāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
03

āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧋, āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to make something, such as one's capabilities or facts, clear and evident
Complex Transitive: to show sb to do sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She has shown herself to be an outstanding leader.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āύāĻŋāĻœā§‡āϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϜāύ āĻ…āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āύ⧇āϤāĻž āĻšāĻŋāϏ⧇āĻŦ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
3.1

āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧋, āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to guide or lead someone somewhere
Ditransitive: to show sb the way
Transitive: to show sb somewhere
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Let me show you the shortcut to the park.
āφāĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇āϰ āĻļāĻ°ā§āϟāĻ•āĻžāϟāϟāĻŋ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāϤ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāύāĨ¤
3.2

āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧋, āĻļ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧋

to teach or explain to someone how something is done in a practical way
Ditransitive: to show sb how to do something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He showed his colleagues how to operate the new software during the training session.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āϏ⧇āĻļāύ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻšāĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āύāϤ⧁āύ āϏāĻĢā§āϟāĻ“āϝāĻŧā§āϝāĻžāϰāϟāĻŋ āϕ⧀āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻžāϞāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻšāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
04

āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to start to become visible
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Gray hairs were starting to show in her otherwise dark hair.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝāĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āĻžāϞ⧋ āϚ⧁āϞ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻĻāĻž āϚ⧁āϞ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
05

āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧋, āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to indicate a specific time, measurement, etc.
Transitive: to show a time or measurement | to show that
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The clock showed that it was already midnight.
āϘāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϝ⧇ āχāϤāĻŋāĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝāϰāĻžāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϗ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
01

āĻ…āύ⧁āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāύ, āĻļā§‹

a TV or radio program made to entertain people
show definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The talent show showcased a variety of impressive performances.
āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ­āĻž āĻļā§‹ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āϚāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻžāĻ•āĻ°ā§āώāĻ• āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻĢāϰāĻŽā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϏ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
02

āĻļā§‹

a public performance or entertainment event, often involving a variety of acts such as music, dance, drama, comedy, or magic
show definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
We attended a Broadway show last night and loved every moment of it.
āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻ—āϤ āϰāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϰāĻĄāĻ“āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻļā§‹ -āĻ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļāĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻšā§‚āĻ°ā§āϤ āĻĒāĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤
03

āĻļā§‹

the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
04

āĻļā§‹, āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ⧀

something intended to communicate a particular impression
05

āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧋, āĻ­āĻžāύ

pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

showing
show
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