Word
hotdog
/ˈhɑtˌdɔɡ/
verb
卖弄
to perform dangerous stunts to attract attention
In use
He always hotdogs when skiing down the slope to impress the spectators.
The skateboarder hotdogged on the rail, performing risky tricks.
They were hotdogging in the halfpipe, trying to outdo each other.
hotdog (intransitive verb)
He likes to hotdog in front of the crowd.
他喜欢在人群面前卖弄。
hotdog in/on [location]
常用于极限运动场景。
She hotdogged on the ski slope all afternoon.
她整个下午都在滑雪坡上卖弄。
be hotdogging (progressive form)
The skaters were hotdogging at the park.
滑板手们在公园里卖弄技巧。
Verb forms
base hotdog · third person hotdogs · -ing hotdogging · past hotdogged · past participle hotdogged
Common mistakes
He is a hotdog.He is hotdogging.
hotdog 作为动词表示“卖弄”时，应使用动词形式（如 hotdogging），而不是名词形式。名词 hotdog 指代的是卖弄的人，而非行为。
He hotdog every time.He hotdogs every time.
主语为第三人称单数时，一般现在时动词需加 -s。hotdogs 是 hotdog 的第三人称单数形式，而 hotdog 是原形，用于除第三人称单数外的其他主语。
Connections
Confusing words
- hot dog
- 热狗 · hotdog（动词，卖弄）与 hot dog（名词，热狗）拼写相近，但词性和含义不同。
Word family
- hotdogs
- plural
- hotdogging
- present participle
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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