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

• 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。
• I'll now let the cat out of the bag.
  现在我要揭露谜底。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• It's a secret so please don't let the cat out of the bag.
  这是一个秘密，因此请不要泄露秘密。
• But one of the secretaries saw the memo and let the cat out of the bag by telling her friends.
  这件事原来是应该是保密的。但是，一个秘书看见了一张有关这件事的条子，然后就告诉了她的朋友，这样就泻露了秘密。
• 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）。