Related to word: catch
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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.
會議中問題的複雜性讓他措手不及，使他陷入無法提供滿意答覆的困境。
Faced with the dilemma, he felt puzzled, which caught him out in front of his colleagues.
面對這個困境，他感到困惑，這讓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.
他對高壓情況的處理不當讓自己措手不及，給團隊帶來了不必要的壓力。
to deceive someone into making an error
用計謀讓某人出現錯誤；欺騙某人犯錯
He tried to catch her out with exposed problems, but she cleverly avoided the traps, making him make the error instead.
他試圖用暴露的問題讓她出錯，但她巧妙地避開了陷阱，反而讓他犯了錯誤。
His scheme didn't work because she easily saw through his intentions and wasn't deceived into making a mistake.
他的陰謀沒有得逞，因為她輕易地看穿了他的意圖，並沒有被騙犯錯。
He set a trap to catch her out, but she ended up exposing his scheme instead.
他設了一個陷阱想讓她出錯，但最終她反而揭露了他的陰謀。
to demonstrate that a person is in the wrong
揭露某人的過失
His lies were caught out completely because she uncovered the evidence and demonstrated that he was in the wrong.
他的謊言被完全揭穿了，因為她發現了證據並證明他錯了。
When he tried to change his answer, the teacher quickly caught him out.
當他試圖改變答案時，老師很快就揭穿了他。
The investigation caught out the hidden flaws in the water heater, demonstrating the manufacturer's wrongdoings.
調查揭露了熱水器的隱藏缺陷，證明了製造商的過失。