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。
• See if I can catch him out making a drop.
  看看我能否抓到他一点线索。
• I hope I do not oversleep. I've simply got to catch the first flight out.
  我希望我不要睡过头，我要赶第一趟班机。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• He's going to catch a cold out there.
  在外面他会着凉的。
• 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。
• He did not like to be caught out on details
  他不喜欢在细节上被人抓住把柄。