show up
phrasal verbshow up
- (informal) to arrive where you have arranged to meet somebody or do something
如约赶到;出现;露面 - It was getting late when she finally showed up.
天色已晚,她终于赶到了。
- It was getting late when she finally showed up.
show up | show something up
- to start to be able to be seen; to make something start to be able to be seen
(使)看得见,变得明显,显现出来 - a broken bone showed up on the X-ray
X 光照片上显示出的一根断骨 - The harsh light showed up the lines on her face.
在耀眼的光线下,她脸上的皱纹清晰可见。
- a broken bone showed up on the X-ray
show somebody up
- (British English, informal) to make somebody feel embarrassed by behaving badly
(因举止不妥而)使人难堪,使人尴尬,使人丢脸 - He showed me up by snoring during the concert.
他在音乐会上呼呼大睡,真给我丢脸。
- He showed me up by snoring during the concert.
- to make somebody feel embarrassed by doing something better than them
(做得比别人好而)使人难堪,使人尴尬,使人丢脸 - Don’t worry about being shown up by the kids—they’ve always used computers.
我马上就把这个写完并寄出去。
- Don’t worry about being shown up by the kids—they’ve always used computers.