“grandstand”有名词和动词两种词性。作为名词时,主要指“看台;大看台”,常与体育赛事相关;作为动词时,意为“哗众取宠;作秀;故意引人注目”,带有贬义色彩。
含义:“grandstand”作名词时,意思是“看台;大看台”,通常指体育场馆中供观众观看比赛的高大、宽敞的座位区域。这种看台一般位于体育场较为显眼的位置,能提供较好的视野,让观众可以清晰地观看比赛。
例句:
The fans filled the grandstand, cheering loudly for their favorite team.(球迷们挤满了看台,为他们喜爱的球队大声欢呼。)
We found our seats in the grandstand and settled down to watch the game.(我们在看台上找到了座位,坐下来观看比赛。)
含义:“grandstand”作动词时,表示“哗众取宠;作秀;故意引人注目”,常带有贬义,指某人为了吸引他人的注意、获得赞扬或表现自己,而做出一些夸张或不切实际的行为,而不是出于真正的目的或责任感。
用法:
grandstand (for sth):表示“为……而哗众取宠;为……而作秀”。例如:He's just grandstanding for the cameras.(他不过是在镜头前作秀罢了。)
grandstand (by doing sth):通过做某事来哗众取宠。例如:The politician grandstanded by making outrageous promises.(这位政客通过做出荒谬的承诺来哗众取宠。)
例句:
Don't grandstand during the meeting; just focus on the important issues.(开会时不要哗众取宠,专注于重要问题。)
She always tries to grandstand in front of the boss to get noticed.(她总是试图在老板面前作秀以引起注意。)