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a showing of sth
表示电影、戏剧等的放映或演出。
There will be a showing of the documentary tonight.
今晚将有一场纪录片放映。
展示；放映；演出
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
展示；放映；演出
an occasion when something is shown
There will be a showing of the documentary tonight.
今晚将有一场纪录片放映。
展示的场合；放映
An occasion when something is shown.
结果,评价
A result, a judgement.
The cinema added a late-night showing of the new movie.
电影院为这部新电影增加了一场深夜放映。
Her strong showing in the competition surprised all the judges.
她在比赛中的出色表现让所有评委感到惊讶。
The gallery offers two showings of the exhibition each day.
美术馆每天为这场展览安排两场展出。
表示电影、戏剧等的放映或演出。
There will be a showing of the documentary tonight.
今晚将有一场纪录片放映。
形容表现或成绩的形容词，如good, poor, impressive等。
The team made a strong showing in the competition.
该队在比赛中表现出色。
用于艺术展览，强调展出的作品。
The gallery is hosting a showing of modern sculptures.
该画廊正在举办一场现代雕塑展。
Not this
The show of the new film was at 8 pm.
Use this
The showing of the new film was at 8 pm.
showing作为名词表示‘放映’或‘展览’，而show作为名词一般指‘演出’或‘节目’。在此语境下，new film的放映应使用showing。
Not this
We attended showing of the art exhibition.
Use this
We attended a showing of the art exhibition.
showing作为可数名词，单数形式前需要不定冠词a或an。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
电影放映
The film showing starts at 7 PM.
电影放映在晚上7点开始。
公开展示
The artist had a public showing of her latest works.
这位艺术家公开展示了她的最新作品。
私人放映
We attended a private showing of the documentary.
我们参加了一场这部纪录片的私人放映。
首映
The first showing of the film was sold out.
这部电影的首映票已售罄。
媒体预映
Critics were invited to a press showing before the release.
影评人被邀请在发行前参加媒体预映。
出色表现
The team made a strong showing in the tournament.
这支队伍在比赛中表现出色。
出色的表现
The candidate made a strong showing in the polls.
这名候选人在民调中表现出色。
糟糕的表现
The team's poor showing led to their elimination.
该队的糟糕表现导致他们被淘汰。
露面；表现
He decided to make a showing at the event even though he was tired.
尽管他很累，他还是决定在活动上露个面。
Use showing naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象展览会上正在展示物品，“show”加“-ing”就是展示的过程。
语域：neutral 常见场景：movie showing、art exhibition、performance 作为名词，showing 通常指电影放映、展览或表演，多用于正式或半正式场合。
Words ending in -owing typically rhyme with 'showing' (pronounced /ˈʃəʊɪŋ/). Beware of lookalikes like 'shower' or 'coward' which have different vowel sounds.
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