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
- 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。 - 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'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。 - Whatever you do, just don't let the cat out of the bag!
不管你干什么，只是不要泄露秘密！ - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。