词汇 | show up |
释义 | show up 1. make known the real truth about 使了解真相;揭露 * The man said that he was a mind reader, but he was shown up a fake. 那人说他能知道别人在想什么,但他实际上是一个骗子。 * All their deceptions have been shown up by their own deeds. 他们的种种欺骗都被自己的行为揭穿了。 2. become or make easy to see 使显露 * The detective put a chemical on the paper, and the fingerprints showed up. 侦探在纸上涂了化学试剂,指纹就显示了出来。 * The sun shows up the dirt on the windows. 阳光下,窗户上的污迹都显露了出来。 3. appear; come 出席;到来 * We had agreed to meet at the gym, but Larry didn't show up. 我们商量好在体育馆见面,但拉里没有来。 * We thought that you were never going to show up. 我们以为你永远都不会露面了。 * He showed up an hour late. 他来了,迟到了一小时。 4. make sb. feel shame 使…难堪 * When we go to dinner parties my husband always shows me up with the rude jokes he tells. 每次我们去参加宴会,我丈夫总是开些粗俗的玩笑,使我很难堪。 * He showed his parents up rather badly. 他给他父母丢尽了脸。 * My friend always shows me up by laughing too loudly in the theatre. 我朋友总在电影院里放声大笑,使我很尴尬。 |
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