n. 哗众取宠;炫耀
v. 哗众取宠(grandstand 的现在分词形式)
1.Cynics accused Hillary and me of grandstanding to increase our popularity among people who would otherwise oppose any tax increase.
好说风凉话的人骂希拉里和我,说这是哗众取宠,目的就是提高本来反对加税的民众对我们的支持率。
2.The sheer size of the fine had an element of grandstanding about it.
这笔十足的罚款数额不免哗众取宠的成分。
3.This is simple grandstanding by Congress.
这是美国国会简单的哗众取宠。
4.What that means, however, is taking on the big long-term issues, above all health costs - not grandstanding and penny-pinching over short-term spending to help a distressed economy.
但是,负责任的财政政策指的是对付大的、长期的问题,首先是医疗成本问题,而不是在短期开支上哗众取宠,锱铢必较,从而使经济遭受损失。
5.Stop grandstanding, Sally. Everyone can see you.
别再惹人注意了,萨莉,大家都能看见你。
6.And what they want is, I think, an honest assessment of what it's going to take to solve the problem and not a lot of petty backbiting and grandstanding.
而他们想要的,我认为,是对解决问题方法的真实评估,而不是大量的诽谤和哗众取宠。