let the cat out of the bag
英 [let ðə kæt aʊt ɒv ðə bæɡ]
美 [let ðə kæt aʊt əv ðə bæɡ]
(无意中)泄露秘密;说漏嘴
英英释义
verb
- divulge confidential information or secrets
- Be careful--his secretary talks
双语例句
- I've let the cat out of the bag already, Mr. Li, and I might as well tell the whole thing now.
我已经无意中泄露了秘密,李先生,干脆现在就把全部情况都告诉你。 - Another widely-used expression is to let the cat out of the bag.
另一个广泛使用的表达是“toletthecatoutofthebag”(真相大白)。 - Whatever you do, just don't let the cat out of the bag!
不管你干什么,只是不要泄露秘密! - We wanted to surprise Mary with a birthday gift, but Allen let the cat out of the bag by asking her what she would like.
我们本想出其不意地送给玛丽一件生日礼物,可是艾伦问玛丽喜欢什么,一语泄露了天机。 - I had let the cat out of the bag, so to speak.
我可以说是无意中泄漏了秘密。 - We had wanted to surprise my father with this present, but my younger brother let the cat out of the bag.
我们本来想以这个礼物使父亲惊讶,但小弟却不小心泄漏了秘密。 - From the warmth of her embrace he perceived that he had let the cat out of the bag.
从她热烈的拥抱中,他意识到自己已经泄露了内心的情感。 - However, I still say that the Chungking spokesman is an idiot, for without being pressed he has let the cat out of the bag and revealed the plans of Japanese imperialism to the whole people.
但是我还要说重庆发言人是个蠢猪,他不打自招,向全国人民泄露了日本帝国主义的计划。 - I told him a secret, but he let the cat out of the bag.
我们计划给她一个惊喜的聚会,但是他去泄露了机密。 - Their excessive talkativeness can make them let the cat out of the bag unconsciously.
她们那说不完的话能让秘密不知不觉中就泄露了。
