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

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。
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。
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。
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。
He tried to catch me out with his smart questions.
他以一些巧妙的问题企图使我就范。
He's going to catch a cold out there.
在外面他会着凉的。
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。
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。
How I catch myself out!
我如何在捉弄自己呀！
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。