"make a monkey out of" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 讓…出洋相
• 讓…出醜

Definition

讓某人看起來很愚蠢或可笑，通常是透過捉弄或揭露他們的錯誤讓別人看到。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

屬於口語說法，帶點幽默，指讓別人變得可笑或丟臉。常搭配 me/him/her 這類代詞，不是真的指猴子。

Examples

Don't make a monkey out of me in front of my friends.

不要在我朋友面前**讓我出洋相**。

He tried to make a monkey out of his brother with a silly prank.

他想用一個愚蠢的惡作劇**讓哥哥出洋相**。

The kids laughed when Tom made a monkey out of himself.

孩子們看到湯姆**自己出洋相**時都笑了。

They set up the surprise just to make a monkey out of Jake at the party.

他們布置了這個驚喜，就是為了在派對上**讓傑克出洋相**。

If you forget your speech, you'll make a monkey out of yourself on stage.

如果你忘了演講稿，會在台上**出醜**。

She's always afraid someone will make a monkey out of her during meetings.

她總是害怕有人在會議上**讓她出洋相**。