Word · Frequency #1122
sporting
展示；炫耀；（得意地）穿戴
sporting is the present participle of sport.
to display or wear something noticeable; to have as a feature
- 1.
To amuse oneself, to play.
自娱,玩耍。
- 2.
To mock or tease, treat lightly, toy with.
取笑或戏弄,轻率对待,玩弄。
- 3.
To display; to have as a notable feature.
展示,具有显著特征。
- 4.
To divert; to amuse; to make merry.
消遣,娱乐,取乐。
- 5.
To represent by any kind of play.
用表演来表现。
- 6.
To practise the diversions of the field or the turf; to be given to betting, as upon races.
从事野外或赛马场娱乐,热衷于赛马等赌博。
- 7.
To assume suddenly a new and different character from the rest of the plant or from the type of the species; said of a bud, shoot, plant, or animal.
突然呈现出与植物其他部分或物种类型不同的特征,指芽、枝、植物或动物。
玩耍；嬉戏；自娱；取笑；戏弄；玩弄；表演；扮演；从事野外或赛马娱乐；热衷于赛马赌博；发生芽变；突变
In use
He sported a bright red tie at the meeting.
She sports a confident smile even when things go wrong.
The old car still sported its original paint.
Verb forms
base sport · third person sports · -ing sporting · past sported · past participle sported
规则变化动词
Connections
Collocations
- sport a beard
- 蓄着胡子（得意地留着）
- He sported a beard at the party.他在聚会上蓄着胡子。
- sport a new hairstyle
- 炫耀新发型
- She sported a new hairstyle to the interview.她顶着新发型去面试。
- sport a pair of sunglasses
- 戴着一副太阳镜（显示派头）
- He sported a pair of sunglasses indoors.他在室内戴着一副太阳镜。
- sport a tattoo
- 露出纹身
- She sported a tattoo on her arm.她手臂上露着纹身。
- sport a big grin
- 露出灿烂的笑容
- The winner sported a big grin.获胜者露出灿烂的笑容。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
sport 作动词：一边‘运动/玩耍’，一边‘戴着新衣炫耀’——sport a new jacket 即显摆。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常对话、新闻报道、文学叙述 sport 作动词时，常见意思是“穿戴、展示（某特征）”，多用于日常对话或新闻报道；而“玩耍、自娱”“取笑、戏弄”等意思比较正式或偏文学，现代口语中较少见。实际使用时可根据语境和搭配选择。
Grammar Note
作及物动词意为'炫耀'，常见于非正式文体
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有找到与 /spɒ:t/ 完全押韵的常用词。下列词均以 -ort 拼写结尾，便于对比拼写；其标准发音多为 /ɔːt/，与目标词的 /ɒ/ 元音不同，因此只能视为拼写相近，而非押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.