catch out
发觉 ... 有错误(或做坏事)
例句与用法:
He told us he was an Englishman, but was soon caught out when he pronounced some words in an apparently un- English way.
他对我们说他是英国人,可是很快就被揭穿了,因为他把几个词的音发得明显地不符合英国习惯。
Occasionally, unusual creatures are washed to the shore, but they are rarely caught out at sea.
偶尔,一些罕见的动物被冲到岸上来,但是它们在海上却很少能被捕捉到。
catch outcatch out1.■恰遇某人不在He was here all morning, but you've just caught him out.整个上午他都在, 刚好你来时他出去了。2.■将…难住He caught me out just now with a question on English grammar.他刚才问了我一个英语语法方面的问题, 可把我难住了。3.■〈非正〉揭露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。4.■使怀孕After two years of married life, she was caught out.结婚两年后, 她怀孕了。
catch out1.■找出(某人)有错误,发觉(某人)做坏事:They will try to catch you out, so have all your answers well prepared.他们想挑你的毛病,所以你要把所有的回答都准备好。Ask me anything you like ——you won't catch me out.你随便问吧,决问不倒我。2.■碰上(某人)不在家(或不在办公室等):The doctor was here all morning, but you've just caught him out.整个上午医生都在这里,现在你却正好碰到他不在。3.■【板球等】空中接住球而迫使(击球手)出局:Two of the team were caught out in the first innings.在第一局中,这个队有两名队员因击出的球被对方接住而出局。
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catch out
动词 catch out:
trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act
同义词:find out