首先，是玛丽莲这个大明星——爱在镜头前卖弄炫耀的明星。

First, there’s Marilyn the movie star—the flamboyant celebrity who loves the cameras.

youdao

接着他就拚命地卖弄炫耀——打别人的耳光，揪头发，做鬼 脸——总而言之，凡是可能引起女孩注意，获取她欢心和赞赏的把戏，他都用了。

The next moment he was "showing off" with all his might—cuffing boys, pulling hair, making faces—in a word, using every art that seemed likely to fascinate a girl and win her applause.

youdao

他最有可能感兴趣的，是那些能让他自我炫耀或卖弄才华的事情。

The interests he is most likely to enjoy will be those which enable him to show off himself or his talents.

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》