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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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）。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Don't worry. I won't let the cat out of the bag.
  别担心，我不会走漏风声的。
• 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。