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show·man /ˈʃəʊmən $ ˈʃoʊ-/ noun (plural showmen /-mən/) [countable] PERFORMsomeone who is good at entertaining people and getting a lot of public attention 善于娱乐公众并引起公众注意的人;爱出风头的人 He is the band’s best showman. 他是这支乐队中风头最盛的人。Examples from the Corpusshowman• He is a versatile performer and a born showman.• A more fundamental objection has been that music-hall and vaudeville were essentially controlled by showmen who were of course entrepreneurs.• He is a vain, devious showman accused of bribery, tax evasion, fraud and mafia connections.• At every stage new groups of showmen sprang up out of the maelstrom of society.• He was a real showman, and however he was feeling, he always rose to the bait of a captive audience!• The fictional film had guaranteed that the showmen would hang on to their audience.• No organization had the energy to compete with the showmen.• A little later, shows were put on at village fairs and halls by travelling showmen.show·man nounChineseSyllable who a Corpus is getting someone good at entertaining people and |