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.
  1. 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。
  2. He did not like to be caught out on details...
     他不喜欢在细节上被人抓住把柄。
  3. 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。

英英释义

verb

• trap
  1. He was caught out
  2. She was found out when she tried to cash the stolen checks
  Synonym:find out

双语例句

• He's going to catch a cold out there.
  在外面他会着凉的。
• 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。
• Before use, the medicine taken is scheduled, and when in use, pull out the catch and pour out the given quantity of pills through the medicine port for emergency use.
  使用前预定取药数量，使用时拔出拉手，经管壁出药口倒出限量药丸，以便急救服用。
• See if you can catch Michael out with that double-headed coin.
  看看你能否抓住迈克尔用双正面硬币骗人。
• 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。
• Instead of buying a plane ticket, catch a ride out West, or remodel an old sailboat, or just hop on your bike and ride away from town.
  不买机票，而骑马穿越西部；或者改造一条旧船，或者干脆骑上你的单车出外远行。
• The third time I figured it must be the cat, and decided to catch him out, so set the camera up and left it going all day, 'he wrote.
  第三次我猜想准是猫咪干的，并且决定要抓它现形。所有我就架好了摄像机，让它一整天都在自动摄影。
• See if I can catch him out making a drop.
  看看我能否抓到他一点线索。
• 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。
• Those job seekers look to catch out companies.
  那些求职者指望着能钻公司的空子。