词汇 | catch someone out |
释义 | catch someone out phrasal verb with catch verb uk/kætʃ/ us/kætʃ/ caught | caught informal (SHOW WRONG) 指出…的过失 to show that someone is doing wrong I suspected he wasn't telling me the truth, and one day I caught him out when I found some letters he'd written. 我怀疑他没有告诉我实情,有一天,我发现了他写的一些信后戳穿了他。 (TRICK) 耍花招使…出错;诱骗…犯错误 to trick someone into making a mistake The examiner will try to catch you out, so stay calm and think carefully before you speak. 考官会诱导你犯错,所以你要沉着冷静,三思而后言。 (CAUSE DIFFICULTY) 置…于困境 to put someone in a difficult situation A lot of people were caught out by the sudden change in the weather. 许多人都被这突如其来的天气变化弄得很狼狈。 |
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