Related to word: catch
Phrasal Verb
to place someone in a challenging position
使某人陷入困境
The complexity of issues during the meeting caught him out, placing him in a challenging position where he couldn't provide a satisfactory answer.
会议中问题的复杂性让他措手不及，使他陷入无法提供满意答复的困境。
Faced with the dilemma, he felt puzzled, which caught him out in front of his colleagues.
面对这个困境，他感到困惑，这让他在同事面前措手不及。
His poor handling of high-pressure situations caught him out, placing unnecessary stress on the team.
他对高压情况的处理不当让自己措手不及，给团队带来了不必要的压力。
to deceive someone into making an error
用计谋让某人出现错误；欺骗某人犯错
He tried to catch her out with exposed problems, but she cleverly avoided the traps, making him make the error instead.
他试图用暴露的问题让她出错，但她巧妙地避开了陷阱，反而让他犯了错误。
His scheme didn't work because she easily saw through his intentions and wasn't deceived into making a mistake.
他的阴谋没有得逞，因为她轻易地看穿了他的意图，并没有被骗犯错。
He set a trap to catch her out, but she ended up exposing his scheme instead.
他设了一个陷阱想让她出错，但最终她反而揭露了他的阴谋。
to demonstrate that a person is in the wrong
揭露某人的过失
His lies were caught out completely because she uncovered the evidence and demonstrated that he was in the wrong.
他的谎言被完全揭穿了，因为她发现了证据并证明他错了。
When he tried to change his answer, the teacher quickly caught him out.
当他试图改变答案时，老师很快就揭穿了他。
The investigation caught out the hidden flaws in the water heater, demonstrating the manufacturer's wrongdoings.
调查揭露了热水器的隐藏缺陷，证明了制造商的过失。