catch someone red-handed
/ˌkætʃ ˌsʌmwʌn ˌred ˈhændɪd/INFORMAL · B2
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抓個正著
字面意思: «抓住手還紅著的人»
意思
to find someone while they are doing something wrong
在某人做壞事時當場抓住.
例句
- 1Dad caught me red-handed eating the birthday cake before the party.
- 2The teacher caught Ben red-handed copying his friend's homework.
- 3The neighbour's camera caught him red-handed as he climbed over our garden fence.
- 4Did the teacher really catch Omar red-handed with his phone during the exam?
- 5If the manager catches you red-handed taking extra breaks, you could lose your job.
文法
catch 是不規則動詞:caught、caught。someone 處只放一個詞,如 him、us 或人名。被動形式 be caught red-handed 也很常用。
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