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

• How I catch myself out!
  我如何在捉弄自己呀！
• See if I can catch him out making a drop.
  看看我能否抓到他一点线索。
• 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。
• 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。
• Watch out that you don't catch cold, going out in the pouring rain.
  冒着瓢泼大雨出去，当心感冒。
• 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。
• Those job seekers look to catch out companies.
  那些求职者指望着能钻公司的空子。
• To take a trivial instance: how scornful we are when we catch someone out telling a lie;
  举一个小实例：当我们发现某个人在说谎时，我们是多么的不屑；
• 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。
• Securities linked to equity returns will never be quite the same as bonds, says Mr Reynolds of Courtiers. They might look like bonds – but every now and again things can catch you out.
  与股票回报相关的证券永远都不会和债券完全一样，Courtiers的雷诺兹表示，它们可能看起来像是债券&但时不时会出现意外情况。