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
- Because whoever let the cat out of the bag was breaking client confidentiality.
因为无论是谁泄密都会侵犯当事人的机密权。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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）。