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
  1. Be careful--his secretary talks
  Synonym:spill the beanstalktattleblabpeachbabblesingbabble outblab out

双语例句

• He has let the cat out of the bag about the government's true intentions.
  他已经把政府的真实意图泄露出去了。
• We planned to give her a surprise party, but he let the cat out of the bag.
  我本来想在妈妈过生日的时候给她一个惊喜，没想到爸爸却泄露了秘密。
• 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。
• Tim let the cat out of the bag about my surprise birthday party.
  提姆不小心把我的惊喜生日派对这件事给泄露出去了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Nobody knew she had been offered the job until her husband let the cat out of the bag.
  直到她丈夫无意中说漏了嘴，大家才知道原来这份工作已给了她。
• To let the cat out of the bag is to unintentionally ruin a secret.
  letthecatoutofthebag是指无意中泄露了秘密。