Oxford Basic American Dictionary полностью

to let someone see something She showed me her family photos.

You have to show your ticket on the train.

They're showing that movie at a theater near my house.

to make something clear; to explain something to someone

Can you show me how to use the computer? Research shows that most people get too little exercise.

to appear or be seen

The anger showed in his face.

to lead someone to a place Let me show you to your room.

show someone around to go with someone and show

them everything in a building

David showed me around the school.

show off to talk loudly or do something silly to make

people notice you

Joyce was showing off by driving too fast.

show something off to let people see something that is

new or beautiful

James wanted to show off his new jacket.

show up ( informal )

to arrive

What time did they show up?

show 2 Ф / Jou / noun [ count ]

something that you watch at the theater or on television a comedy show

Did you enjoy the show?

a group of things in one place that people go to see a flower show

The paintings are on show at the Museum of Art until May.

show busi • ness / Jou |biznas / noun

[noncount]

the business of entertaining people in the theater, in movies, on television, etc. He wants a career in show business .

show • er / Jauar / verb ( show - ers , show er - ing , show ered )

to wash yourself under a shower

After my run, I showered and went back to work.

to cover someone or something with a lot of small falling objects

Ash from the volcano showered down on the town.

show .er 1 Ф / Jaoor/ noun [ count ]

a place where you can wash by standing under water that falls from above you

There's a shower in the bathroom.

the act of washing yourself in a shower I took a shower after the tennis match.

rain that falls for a short time

The day will be cloudy, with occasional heavy showers.

a party where people give presents to a woman who is going to get married or have a baby

I'm going to my friend's baby shower next week.

shown form of show 1 shrank form of shrink shred / Jred/ noun [ count ]

a small, thin piece of material that has been cut or torn off shreds of paper

shrewd / jrud / adjective ( shrewd - er , shrewd est )

able to make good decisions because you understand

people or situations well

She's a very shrewd businesswoman.

shriek / jrik / verb ( shrieks , shriek - ing , shrieked )

to make a loud, high sound

She shrieked with fear (= because she was afraid ) . ► shriek noun [ count ]

He gave a shriek of pain.

shrill / Jril / adjective ( shrill er , shrill - est ) A shrill sound is high and loud a shrill whistle

shrimp / Jrimp / noun

[count]

a small animal with a soft shell and a lot of legs that lives in the ocean. It turns pink when you cook it.

shrine / Jrain / noun [ count ]

( RELIGION ) a special place that is important to people for religious reasons

shrink / Jrigk / verb ( shrinks , shrink - ing , shrank / Jrregk / or shrunk / JrAgk / has shrunk )

to become smaller or to make something smaller My jeans shrank when I washed them.

shriv • el / jrivl / verb ( shriv els, shriv el - ing , shriv - eled )

to become smaller, especially because of dry conditions The plants shriveled up and died in the hot weather.

shrub / JrAb / noun [ count ]

a plant like a small low tree

shrug / JrAg / verb ( shrugs , shrug ging , shrugged )

to move your shoulders to show that you do not know or do not care about something

I asked her where Sam was, but she just shrugged.