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

• 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。
• 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。
• He's going to catch a cold out there.
  在外面他会着凉的。
• Those job seekers look to catch out companies.
  那些求职者指望着能钻公司的空子。
• 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。
• 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。
• The examiner will try to catch you out, so stay calm and think carefully before you speak. As you view pages on the Web, you'll find information that you'd like to save for future reference or share with other people.
  主考人员想找出你的错误，所以你要保持冷静，考虑好再讲。查看网页时，会找到想保存以备将来参考或与他人共享的信息。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。