/ʃəʊ ||; ʃo/verb (
past tense showed;past participle shown /ʃəʊn
||; ʃon/
or showed)
1 [T] show sb/sth (to sb);show sb (sth) to let sb see sb/sth 使看见；出示；展示；显示: I showed the letter to him. 我把信给他看。I showed him the letter. 我让他看那封信。She showed me what she had bought. 她把买来的东西给我看。They're showing his latest film at our local cinema. 本地电影院正在放映他最新的影片。She was showing signs of stress. 她露出了精神紧张的神色。This white T-shirt really shows the dirt. 这件T恤衫是白色的，污渍很显眼。The picture showed him arguing with a photographer. 这张照片显示他在跟一个摄影记者争吵。
2 [T] to make sth clear; to give information about sth 清楚显示；描述；说明: Research shows that most people get too little exercise. 研究显示，大多数人运动不足。This graph shows how prices have gone up in the last few years. 这张图表显示在过去几年里物价上涨的情况。
3 [I] to be able to be seen; to appear 显露；出现: I tried not to let my disappointment show. 我竭力不让我的失望情绪流露出来。
4 [T] to help sb to do sth by doing it yourself; to explain sth 示范；解释: Can you show me how to put the disk in the computer? 你能不能示范一下怎样将磁盘放进计算机？
5 [T] to lead sb to or round a place; to explain how to go to a place 引领（某人）；引导；指引: I'll come with you and show you the way. 我会跟你一起去，告诉你怎么走。Shall I show you to your room? 让我带你到你的房间好吗？A guide showed us round the museum. 导游带我们在博物馆四处参观。
show (sth) off(
informal 非正式) to try to impress people by showing them how clever you are or by showing them sth that you are proud of 炫耀；夸示:
John was showing off by driving his new car very fast. 约翰把新车开得飞快，以此来炫耀自己。 ☞noun show-off 名词为show-off show up(
informal 非正式) to arrive, especially when sb is expecting you 到达，出现（尤指有人在等待）:
I thought you'd never show up. 我还以为你不会来了。 show (sth) up to allow sth to be seen 使彰显或显现:
The sunlight shows up those dirty marks on the window. 阳光使玻璃窗上那些污点显现出来。 show sb up(
informal 非正式) to make sb embarrassed about your behaviour or appearance （因举止失当或仪容不整）使同伴难为情:
He showed her up by shouting at the waiter. 他大声吆喝服务员，使她感到难堪。