show up A. intransitive verb ① (become visible) 显现 xiǎnxiàn ▸ the dust on the shelves shows up in the sunlight 搁板上的灰尘在阳光照射下看得一清二楚 ② informal (arrive) 如约赶到 rú yuē gǎndào ▸ I wonder when he's going to show up 我不知道他什么时候能来 B. [show up sth] transitive verb (make visible) 使显露 shǐ xiǎnlù ▸ close examination shows up all the faults in the woodwork 仔细观察就可以看出这件木制品的诸多缺陷 C. [to show sb up] transitive verb ① informal (make feel embarrassed) 使难堪 shǐ nánkān ▸ he got drunk at the party and showed me up 他在聚会上喝醉了，真让我难堪 ▸ to show sb up in front of sb 让某人在某人面前难堪 ▸ he showed me up in front of all my friends 他在我所有朋友面前让我难堪 ② ▸ to show sb up as or for sth/to be sth (show to be) 表明某人是… biǎomíng mǒu rén shì… ▸ research has shown him up as or for a fraud 调查表明他是个骗子 ▸ his autobiography shows him up to be immensely ambitious 他的自传表明他雄心勃勃 |