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
- The criminal was hiding away from the police, but a small boy let the cat out of the bag when he told the police that there was a man in the house.
罪犯正躲避警方的搜查，但一位小男孩泄漏了秘密，他告诉警方屋里有一个男人。 - If you tell about something that was supposed to be a secret, we say you let the cat out of the bag.
如果你对某事这本来是个秘密告诉，我们说你让猫从袋子里出来。 - About your resignation, Maple, I think I let the cat out of the bag at last night's dinner.
美保，关于你要辞职的事，我想昨晚晚饭时我把这个消息走漏了。 - 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。 - Mary let the cat out of the bag to release her secret marriage with John.
玛丽把她和约翰的秘密结婚一事公开了出来。 - 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 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。 - Don't worry. I won't let the cat out of the bag.
别担心，我不会走漏风声的。 - 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）。 - 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。