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Meaning of 露怯

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露 lòu 怯 qiè
to display one's ignorance; to make a fool of oneself by an ignorant blunder
Example Sentences
1
美国在中国
、
北朝鲜以及我们的亚洲盟友面前露怯了
。
By asking (begging) China to help out with North Korea, the US is showing weakness to China, North Korea and our allies in Asia.
2
或许是害怕自己的无知而露怯
,
又或许是因为自己的懒惰
。
Maybe it's due to a fear of the unknown, or maybe it's due to laziness.
3
她自己的拉丁语很不好
,
可她不怕露怯
,
时常会说些拉丁语
。
另一方面
,
她的埃及语说得很好
。
She herself was not wholly conversant with the Latin tongue, but nevertheless, mastering her timidity she would speak it; Egyptian, on the other hand, she spoke very well.
4
人类例外论越看越是空想
,
在谦逊地拒绝自负方面
,
佛教更少露怯
、
也有更少的原罪
,
这点倒够引以为傲的了
。
Human exceptionalism increasingly seems a vain fantasy. In its modest rejection of that vanity, Buddhism exhibits less error and less original sin, this one of pride.