SHOWING


Meaning of SHOWING in English

noun

1 how sb/sth behaves or performs

ADJECTIVE

▪ good , impressive , respectable , strong

▪ disappointing , disastrous ( esp. BrE ), dismal , lacklustre/lackluster , poor , weak ( esp. AmE )

the party's poor ~ in the election

VERB + SHOWING

▪ make , put up

The opposing team put up a very strong ~.

▪ improve on

The team will have to improve on today's ~ if it is to survive in the competition.

PREPOSITION

▪ on sb's ~

On its present ~, the party should win the election.

▪ ~ against

the euro's strong ~ against the dollar

▪ ~ by , ~ from

It was a great ~ by the Brazilian team.

2 of a film/movie, etc.

ADJECTIVE

▪ private , public

▪ late-night , midnight

a midnight ~ of a B-movie at the Phoenix

▪ repeat

a repeat ~ of the series on Channel 9

VERB + SHOWING

▪ attend , go to

They attended a private ~ of the new Disney movie.

▪ catch , see

▪ get , have , receive

▪ give sth

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .