catch out
英 [kætʃ aʊt]
美 [kætʃ aʊt]
使原形毕露; 抓住…的短处
柯林斯词典
- PHRASAL VERB 使原形毕露;抓住…的短处
Tocatchsomeoneoutmeans to cause them to make a mistake that reveals that they are lying about something, do not know something, or cannot do something.- Detectives followed him for months hoping to catch him out in some deception...
侦探们跟踪了他几个月,希望能当场抓住他行骗。 - He did not like to be caught out on details...
他不喜欢在细节上被人抓住把柄。 - The government has been caught out by the speed of events.
事情发展之迅速暴露了政府的无能。
- Detectives followed him for months hoping to catch him out in some deception...
英英释义
verb
- trap
- He was caught out
- She was found out when she tried to cash the stolen checks
双语例句
- Sedco was one of the world's largest international marine drilling contractors. Those job seekers look to catch out companies.
赛德公司是世界上最大的钻采承包商。那些求职者指望着能钻公司的空子。 - I hope I do not oversleep. I've simply got to catch the first flight out.
我希望我不要睡过头,我要赶第一趟班机。 - Not only are winning times more accurately recorded, but cheating athletes are easier to catch out.
不仅选手所用的比赛时间可以精确地记录下来,而且还可很容易地揪出舞弊者。 - How I catch myself out! If you do it yourself, it should take only about half an hour.
我如何在捉弄自己呀!如自行处理,仅需半小时。 - How I catch myself out!
我如何在捉弄自己呀! - You have some good arguments, but I think I can catch you out on some mistakes of fact.
你有些很好的论据,不过我想我还是能够找出你有某些事实上的错误。 - Every third Wednesday, Michael Box gets up at3:30 in the morning to catch a flight out of Perth.
每月的第三个周三,迈克尔.伯克思都要在凌晨3:30起床,赶飞机离开珀斯。 - I'm sure the prisoner is not telling the truth; talk to him and see if you can catch him out.
我能肯定那个囚犯在撒谎,跟他谈谈,看看能否设法揭穿他的假话。 - Don't let the oil crunch catch us out in the way the credit crunch did.
让我们在面对石油危机时,不要像面对信贷危机那样手足无措。 - He did not like to be caught out on details
他不喜欢在细节上被人抓住把柄。