show someone up

Related to word: show

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Definition

  1. to act in a manner that causes someone accompanying you to feel embarrassed or ashamed

    讓某人感到羞愧或尷尬

    • At the party, his dancing skills showed her up, making her performance seem inadequate and leaving her feeling very embarrassed.

      在派對上,他的舞技讓她相形見絀,使她的表演顯得不足,讓她感到非常尷尬。

    • If he calls out my mistake in front of our colleagues, it will really show me up and leave me feeling quite humiliated.

      如果他在同事面前指出我的錯誤,真的會讓我難堪,讓我感到非常羞辱。

    • The teacher praised his work in front of the class, which showed the other students up, making them feel less capable, and seemed somewhat inappropriate.

      老師在班上稱讚了他的作品,這讓其他學生相形見絀,讓他們感到能力不足,似乎有些不合適。