单词 | 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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