He's afraid of looking foolish in front of his friends.
他怕在朋友面前出丑。
You may end up looking a bit foolish if you find you've been barking up the wrong tree.
如果你发现自己一直没弄清楚状况，最后你没准儿看起来有点愚蠢。
The experts would be spurred on by the desire to be first with an attribution—but held back by the fear of looking foolish.
这些专家将会为争取成为第一个为此做出贡献的人而努力，但也会因为担心自己看起来很蠢而退缩。
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