不卖弄 meaning in English
common as an old shoe
Examples
- "i see, it's nice to have accomplishments, and be elegant, but not show off, or get perked up," said amy thoughtfully .
“我明白了，一个人有教养，又风雅，却不卖弄，不摆架子，该多好啊！”阿蜜沉思地说。 - He is learned , but neither stuffy nor pedantic
他很博学,但既不妄自尊大也不卖弄学问。 - " i see , it ' s nice to have accomplishments , and be elegant , but not show off , or get perked up , " said amy thoughtfully
“我明白了，一个人有教养，又风雅，却不卖弄，不摆架子，该多好啊！ ”阿蜜沉思地说。 - I rather think his appearance there was distasteful to catherine : she was not artful , never played the coquette , and had evidently an objection to her two friends meeting at all ; for when heathcliff expressed contempt of linton in his presence , she could not half coincide , as she did in his absence ; and when linton evinced disgust and antipathy to heathcliff , she dared not treat his sentiments with indifference , as if depreciation of her playmate were of scarcely any consequence to her
我简直认为他的光临挺让凯瑟琳讨厌她不耍手段，从来也不卖弄风情，显然极力反对她这两个朋友见面。因为当希刺克厉夫当着林敦的面表示出轻蔑时，她可不像在林敦不在场时那样附和他而当林敦对希刺克厉夫表示厌恶，无法相容的时候，她又不敢冷漠地对待他的感情，好像是人家看轻她的伙伴和她没任何关系似的。