"make a monkey of" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 让…出洋相
• 让…看起来很傻

Definition

让某人在别人面前显得很傻或很丢脸，通常是通过耍弄或恶作剧。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

属于非正式表达，通常带有开玩笑或友好戏谑的意味。比“让某人出大丑”更温和，多用于朋友间。经常在否定句中使用（如‘别让我出丑’）。

Examples

Don't make a monkey of your brother in front of his friends.

不要在你弟弟的朋友面前**让他出洋相**。

He loves to make a monkey of his classmates during lunchtime.

他喜欢在午饭时间**让同学出洋相**。

She felt embarrassed because they made a monkey of her.

她很尴尬，因为他们**让她出洋相**了。

He tried to impress everyone, but his joke just made a monkey of himself.

他试图给大家留下好印象，结果笑话反而**让自己出洋相**。

If you trust him with your secret, he'll just make a monkey of you.

你要是把秘密告诉他，他最后只会**让你出洋相**。

They set up the prank to really make a monkey of their teacher, but she figured it out.

他们设计了个恶作剧，本想**让老师出洋相**，但老师发现了。