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。
• Don't worry. I won't let the cat out of the bag.
  别担心，我不会走漏风声的。
• 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。
• 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）。
• 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。
• 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。
• Jonathan loves to let the cat out of the bag. Don't tell him any secret.
  乔纳森爱泄露秘密，千万别告诉他任何秘密啊。
• I hope that no one will let the cat out of the bag.
  我希望没有一个人会泄漏秘密。
• 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。
• 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。