flaunt seniority; be pompous due to age/experience
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to flaunt one's seniority or old age; to act pompously based on age/experience
derogatory通常是贬义，形容人利用其年龄或经验来摆谱、压人，让人感到厌烦或反感。
Tā他
zǒng总
xǐ喜
huān欢
zài在
rén人
qián前
mài卖
lǎo老
，
jiào教
xùn训
nián年
qīng轻
rén人
。
He always likes to flaunt his seniority in front of others and lecture the young.
Yǐ倚
lǎo老
mài卖
lǎo老
kě可
bù不
shì是
shén什
me么
hǎo好
xí习
guàn惯
。
Flaunting your seniority based on old age is not a good habit.
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Wǒ我
bù不
gǎn敢
zài在
nǐ你
gēn跟
qián前
mài卖
lǎo老
，
nǐ你
jīng经
yàn验
bǐ比
wǒ我
fēng丰
fù富
duō多
le了
。
I dare not flaunt my seniority in front of you; you have much more experience than I do.