Definition
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。