出洋相

/ chū yáng xiàng /

1
make an exhibition of oneself
... a poor apology for...蹩脚货，名不副实 make an exhibition of oneself出洋相 exhibition一词前加上形容词， ...
2
be caught dead
... big cheese头儿，老大 bite the bullet咬紧牙关；忍受困难 be caught dead献丑；出洋相 ...
3
make a fool of oneself
... 引起公众对。。。。。。的注意 raise public awareness of… 出洋相 make a fool of oneself 筹集资金 raise/collect money ...
4
make a spectacle of oneself
... in a class by oneself 独一无二 ; 并世无双 ; 唯一无二 make a pig of oneself 猛吃猛喝 ; 狼吞虎咽 ; 大吃大喝 Make A Spectacle Of Oneself 丢人现眼 ; 当场出丑 ; 出洋相 ...

短语

1
如果他们轻率地对待这场比赛，他们可能会以出洋相收场。
If they take this game lightly they could end up with egg on their faces.
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2
但是，看到一些高傲的人出洋相时，当然也会产生一种幽默的满足感。
But of course there is also a kind of humorous satisfaction in seeing somebody self-important making a fool of themselves.
3
他是一个骗子。他背叛了我，他让我在一个女人面前出洋相，几乎一文不值。
He's a crook. He betrayed me, for next to nothing he made me make a fool of myself with a woman.

出洋相
详细解释：什么是洋相呢？从字面上看应该就是洋人之相，不可理喻的怪模怪样。过去古人认为洋人（西方人）都是猫，狗和其他动物脱胎成人的品种。而不是人脱胎来的。所以，他们的样子很奇怪，也很丑陋。形容一些人做事尴尬，不注意实际。结果，被别人嘲讽，象洋人的面相一样丑陋和奇怪。引申为人言行失据，违反常识，使人感到滑稽突梯忍俊不住。

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