The expansion into non-core activities was one of the basic factors that led to the company's public embarrassment.
向非核心业务扩张，是造成该公司公开出丑的根本原因之一。Embarrass him in public. Make a burp or a fart joke about him or ask him tons of annoying personal questions.
让他当众出丑。谈论他的那些囧事。问他一堆恼人的私人问题。I observed a year ago that the oil market often made fools out of forecasters, and then proved myself right with a dreadful prediction.
我在一年前曾指出，石油市场常常会让预测者出丑，然后就用一个糟糕的预测亲自验证了这句话。She thought he would make an abject fool of himself, and for her sake, as well as his, decided to prevent him from standing.
她认为他会当众出丑，为他俩着想，她决定制止他当候选人。Darcy only smiled, and the general pause which ensued made Elizabeth tremble lest her mother should be exposing herself again.
达西只笑了一下，接着大伙儿都沉默了一阵子，这时候伊丽莎白很是着急，怕她母亲又要出丑。Mr. Cox, the landlord, was the first to speak and his remark was to the effect that Fotheringay was a fool.
店主科可斯先生首先开口，他的话大意是说佛泽林盖当众出丑了。I discovered I was no longer afraid of carrying on oral exchange with other people, and I was no longer anxious.
我发现我不再惧怕和别人进行口语交流了，也不再担心出丑了。Do you want to put your foot in it by mentioning that scandal of him?
你偏偏要说他上次出丑的事，这不是有心犯讳吗？Mr Osborne may have been the most relieved because he made no gaffes and stood his ground under attack.
奥斯本可能最感宽慰，因为他面对攻击没出丑，而且捍卫了自己的立场。