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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• How I catch myself out!
  我如何在捉弄自己呀！
• He did not like to be caught out on details
  他不喜欢在细节上被人抓住把柄。
• 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。
• Men can never catch women checking out other men; women will always catch men checking out other women.
  男人永远不会察觉女人注视着其他男人，而女人总能察觉男人注视着其他女人。
• See if I can catch him out making a drop.
  看看我能否抓到他一点线索。
• 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。
• 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。