bravado flaunt one´s superiority display sham courage
She is fond of flaunting her superiority before her friends and schoolmates.
她好在朋友和同学面前逞强。
—— 给力词典精选I know she´s unhappy, all her brave talk to the contrary.
我知道她是不幸的, 尽管她嘴上逞强。
—— 给力词典精选As a footnote, I should add that there was one point on which his bravado was more than justified.
我补充一句,他有时表现得过分逞强。
—— 柯林斯例句He always parades his superiority and strives to outshine others.
他总是逞强好胜。
—— 给力词典精选The mouth has been flaunting self superiority, heart pain always is burning.
嘴一直在逞强, 心一直疼痛着。
—— 给力词典精选