(TTS發音) 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. 那人說他能知道別人在想什麼，但他實際上是一個騙子。
All their deceptions have been shown up by their own deeds. 他們的種種欺騙都被自己的行為揭穿了。
2. become or make easy to see 使顯露
The detective put a chemical on the paper，and the fingerprints showed up. 偵探在紙上塗了化學試劑，指紋就顯示了出來。
The sun shows up the dirt on the windows. 陽光下，窗戶上的污蹟都顯露了出來。
3. appear；come 出席；到來
We had agreed to meet at the gym，but Larry didn't show up. 我們商量好在體育館見面，但拉裡沒有來。
We thought that you were never going to show up. 我們以為你永遠都不會露面了。
He showed up an hour late. 他來了，遲到了一小時。
4. make sb. feel shame 使…難堪
When we go to dinner parties my husband always shows me up with the rude jokes he tells. 每次我們去參加宴會，我丈夫總是開些粗俗的玩笑，使我很難堪。
He showed his parents up rather badly. 他給他父母丟盡了臉。
My friend always shows me up by laughing too loudly in the theatre. 我朋友總在電影院裡放聲大笑，使我很尷尬。
