我们期待三十个人来,但一半的人从未出现。

我们期待三十个人来,但一半的人从未出现。

We were expecting thirty people to come, but half of them never showed up.

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We were expecting thirty people to come, but half of them never showed up.

showed 是动词 show 的过去式,show 的基本意思是"展示、显示"。 up 在这里是副词,与动词搭配使用时,常表示"出现、到场"的意思。 showed up 是一个常用短语动词,意思是"出现、到场",特别是指按约定或预期出现。

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