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

• But I'm afraid I let the cat out of the bag& I hid it under my socks and she found it when she was putting my clean clothes away.
  我把手表藏在我的袜子底下，可是当我太太替我把干净衣服放好的时候，她发现了那只手表。所以，我的秘密恐怕已经泻露了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Don't worry. I won't let the cat out of the bag.
  别担心，我不会走漏风声的。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I'll now let the cat out of the bag.
  现在我要揭露谜底。
• 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。