grandstander
大观众,大牌明星,大牌演员,巨人秀
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Definitions
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- : the main seating area of a stadium, racetrack, parade route, or the like, usually consisting of tiers with rows of individual seats.
- : the people sitting in these seats.
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grand·stand·ed, grand·stand·ing.
- : to conduct oneself or perform showily or ostentatiously in an attempt to impress onlookers: The senator doesn't hesitate to grandstand if it makes her point.
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- : situated in a grandstand: grandstand seats.
- : having a vantage point resembling that of a grandstand: From our office windows on the third floor, we had a grandstand view of the parade.
- : intended to impress an onlooker or onlookers: a grandstand catch.
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Examples
And now Sheriff Onstad was in the papers, calling Johnny a “grandstander,” a “Hollywood hero.”
He describes Sherman as a grandstander who prefers “gimmicks” to concrete achievements.
Gore comes off as a supercilious grandstander who gets swatted away dismissively by the brilliant Bill Clinton.
Understand, when I say he's a grandstander I don't mean that he isn't sincere in his crusade to clean up the city.
He's simply a grandstander in the way he does things and that makes it impossible for him to ever be a truly big man.
A grandstander, a man who plays to the crowd instead of playing the game for what it's worth.
He imagined he heard Brennan saying: "A grandstander, a grandstander to the last."
Lefty is a cheap grandstander, and I'll settle with him myself.