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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• To take a trivial instance: how scornful we are when we catch someone out telling a lie; but who can say that he has never told not one, but a hundred?
  举一个小例子来说：当觉察到别人说谎时，我们是多么地蔑视他啊！但是，谁能够说自从未说过谎？可能还不止一百次呢。
• If you catch yourself mentally checked out, Donoghue suggests simply chiming in with something like, I didn't quite fully understand what you're saying; could you repeat?
  如果你发现自己走神了，Donoghue建议说些像这样的话，我没有完全理解你说的，你能再重复一遍吗？
• Those job seekers look to catch out companies.
  那些求职者指望着能钻公司的空子。
• See if I can catch him out making a drop.
  看看我能否抓到他一点线索。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。