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

• See if I can catch him out making a drop.
  看看我能否抓到他一点线索。
• Fishing for flashcards use a fishing pole with a magnet and try to catch the flashcard called out by the teacher.
  小朋友们把老师说出来的单词或短语用钓鱼杆把相应的图片钓起来。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• The Characteristics and the trend of Zhejiang ocean fishery were forecasted by gray model which of fishing catch was worked out on fishing gears, and some views of adjusting Zhejiang ocean fishing structure were presented on the basis of these results in this paper.
  用灰色模型理论分析海洋捕捞产量，按渔具划分建立数值模型并预测浙江省捕捞业发展的特性与趋势，依据该数值模型所作的评估结果，提出了对浙江省海洋捕捞作业结构的调整意见。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。