show 0-w/jau; NAmESou/ verb, noun

m verb (showed, shown /Jaun; NAmE Joun/ or, rarely, showed)

► MAKE CLEAR A Bf 1 to make sth clear; to prove sth A

Bf] ; -fiE Bf] : [V (that)] The figures clearly show that her claims are false. iSIfc 7?# Miffed BJ,

63 ₀ 0 [VN that] Market research has shown us that people want quality, not just low prices. A

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showing the company’s current situation ABJ3£r7 ^ HUft a O [VN to inf] His new book shows him to be a first-rate storyteller. 63

$St63o 0 [V wh-] This shows how people are influenced by TV advertisements. A 7 $17 o'if Ad 63lfe Ufa. [also VN wh-]

► LET SB SEE STH tfiAff 2 ~ sth (to sb) | ~ (sb) sth to let sb

see sth • iff; fB tk ; : [VN] If there’s a letter from

France please show it to me. %B W 0 A 63 fit, if # it fc O You have to show your ticket as you go in.

MM tB zk HMo 0 [VN, VNN] Have you shown your work to anyone? o Have you

shown anyone your work? Ifo A & A in it # il W # 63

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► TEACH K[ 3 ~ sth to sb | ~ sb sth to help sb to do sth by letting them watch you do it or by explaining it ( MM

) tfe, 'Mtk : [VN, VNN] She showed the technique to her students. o She

showed her students the technique. Md77ll»A7iP'7 3£i5<, 0 [VN wh-] Can you show me how to do it?

► POINT -Uf 4 to point to sth so that sb can see where or

what it is if A#; $3 fB: [VNN] He showed me our location on the map. ifcd#r£l:63A

fA o [VN wh-] Show me which picture you drew,

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► GUIDE 3| -H 5 to lead or guide sb to a place 31; 37,

^ : [VN +adv./prep.] The attendant showed us to our seats. M#M‘|fifcd3ffyfSd63ffif£w O We were shown into the waiting room. 0 [VNN] I’ll go

first and show you the way. fc5fcf!, >=> note

at TAKE

► QUALITY/BEHAVIOUR/FEELING A, M ; ff %'l M 1f 6 to

make it clear that you have a particular quality A5E; WM : [VN] to show great courage ASH tB M A fWMH 0 [VN-ADJ] She had shown herself unable to deal with money. MM#63lt®iMM7#SJto 0 [VN to inf] He has shown himself to be ready to make compromises. ItkAHtB i B H;t AIA [also V that] 7 ~ sth (for/to sb)

| ~ (sb) sth to behave in a particular way towards sb ( *ff£A ) AJJEtB; N77 AA : [VN, VNN] They showed no respect for their parents. t B 635£#₀ 0

They showed their parents no respect. § B

635££Fo 8 if a feeling or quality shows, or if you show it, people can see it M A Hi; Mfl £B: [V] Fear showed in his eyes. MliMfi/B 7 iS'lFl 63#'fe₀ 0 She tried not to let her disappointment show. AStffii g B 63 AH'I# 0 She’s nearly forty now. And it shows (= it’s obvious). M o O [VN] Her expression showed her disappointment. /Aife63^'tt 7JcJlrtBjadliA§to 0 James began to show signs of impatience. It(® 377 M1# 7 if Mo 0 [V wh-] She tried not to show how disappointed she was. Mumtmmg'A&mo

► BE VISIBLE # if JaL 9 if sth shows, people can see it. If sth shows a mark, dirt, etc., the mark can be seen, ft iB; M tB _: [V] She had a warm woollen hat on that left only her eyes and nose showing.

HMtB BSii0 [VN] Their new white carpet showed every mark.

► INFORMATION fg J§, 10 [VN] (not usually used in the

progressive tenses M#7#!7:ffifTN‘) to give particular information, or a time or measurement tk , A Bf] ( fglL Bf fak if l: ) : The map shows the principal towns and rivers. 7fnMEo 0

The clock showed midnight. Btltil/jsBJkAAc, 0 The end-of-year accounts show a loss. 7 17 ffi M 7 tB SE 7

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OF PICTURE/PHOTOGRAPH S®j; flSJf 11 ~ sth | ~ sb (as sth) to be of sb/sth; to represent sb/sth ISM, A M ( A ) ■ [VN] She had objected to a photo showing her

in a bikini. [also

VN -ing]

► FOR PUBLIC TO SEE iSmM 12 to be or make sth avail

able for the public to see M'tfL] M#!]# ±®fc; ig7: [V] The movie is now showing at all major movie theaters. M *7 @fjJE^#A^I^±^₀ 0 [VN] The movie is being shown now. 0 She plans to

show her paintings early next year. MitAiJ BJ7#JI§lB i B 63^07 b^p«o

► PROVE tjEB| 13 [no passive] (informal) to prove that you

can do sth or are sth iiEBI; A^: [VN] They think I can’t do it, but I’ll show them! Md UA A ft # 7 7, M

##! 0 [VN to inf] He has shown himself to be a caring father. 'te^jAfiiEBJ g [also

VNN]

► ARRIVE 3\A 14 [V] (informal, especially NAmE) to arrive

where you have arranged to meet sb or do sth A] 0 fij; tb SB; gf ffi: I waited an hour but he didn’t show. $c#7 — see also show up

► ANIMAL %)]$i 15 [VN] to enter an animal in a competition# (

imn it goes to 'show used to say that sth proves sth -uE BJ ; ^ B^ ; it just goes to show what you can do when you really try. , —7AK^iT^A, ffttHtt

o show sb the ’door to ask sb to leave, because they are no longer welcome ic^A^i JF; TM show your 'face to appear among your friends or in public MM', . ATFJaLA: She stayed at home, afraid to show her face, ife f# & M , show your

'hand/'cards (BrE) {NAmE tip your 'hand) to make your plans or intentions known $$]]$; AJF

g B63®0 show sb who’s 'boss to make it clear to sb that you have more power and authority than they have ih^A^flitiftiftT# show the 'way to do sth first so that other people can follow show 'willing (BrE)

to show that you are ready to help, work hard, etc. if necessary W^7---63#S (have) something,

nothing, etc. to 'show for sth (to have) something, nothing, etc. as a result of sth fE-•• AffiW ( )

ItM\ ) £p|l: All those years of

hard work, and nothing to show for it!

! — more at flag n., pace¹ n., rope n. Id!l;l¥| .show sb a'round/'round (sth) to be a guide for sb when they visit a place for the first time to show them what is interesting ( MX ) 0M; f (SA) III: We were shown around the school by one of the students, fed0 Has anyone shown you round yet? ^#A ^ ^ PS ? , show

'off {informal, disapproving) to try to impress others by talking about your abilities, possessions, etc. & If g B; g B: He’s just showing off because that girl he

likes is here. B,

— related noun show-off .show sb/sth-*'off 1 to show people sb/sth that you are proud of M ffl; Ife#; : She wanted to show off her new husband at

the party. BM$r*&3t*. o [+ wh-]

He likes to show off how well he speaks French.

2 (of clothing |R^) to make sb look attractive, by showing their best features W&M', a dress that shows off her figure

.show 'through | .show through sth to be able to be seen behind or under sth else ( ) ItfB; ( ) MS: The writing on

the other side of the page shows through. W & # ffi 63

7ilf 7 iiAo 0 (figurative) When he spoke, his bitterness showed through. itfci&i§B3tfrLSuB l7t>&37S£ o o Veins showed through her pale skin.

^ft W7Mo .show 'up {informal) to arrive where you have arranged to meet sb or do sth £3£f 31; lBJJH; S

ffi: It was getting late when she finally showed up. Afe BBfc, M^7££PJ7o .show'up | .show sth^'up to become visible; to make sth become visible ( ) #1#

JE, ^ # BJ M, M M tB : a broken bone showed up on the X-ray fE X AM77M7BB 63-^lHlllr# 0 The harsh light showed up the lines on her face. &)i®Bil63 ,

.show sb~'up 1 {BrE, informal) to make sb feel embarrassed by behaving badly ( @ 7 ±7^M)^A)tf&, ^A«M;, (SAA^: He showed