grand·stand·ing /ˈɡrændstændɪŋ/ noun [uncountableU] American EnglishAmE SHOW OFFan action that is intended to make people notice and admire you 作秀,引人注意的动作,哗众取宠的行为 His opening the new school is just a piece of political grandstanding. 他给这所新学校剪彩只是一种政治作秀。
grandstanding• Critics feel that allowing television cameras into the courtroom will lead to grandstanding by lawyers.