catch out transitive verb [catch sb out] British ① (trick into making mistake) 诱使…犯错误 yòushǐ… fàn cuòwù ▸ she tried to catch him out with a trick question 她试图用一个刁钻的问题难住他 ▸ he was caught out by their disguise 他被他们的伪装欺骗了 ② (take by surprise) 使突陷困境 shǐ tū xiàn kùnjìng ▸ they were caught out by the sudden rise in interest rates 利率骤升让他们措手不及 |