get wind of
/ˌɡet ˈwɪnd əv/INFORMAL · C1
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意思
to hear about something that was meant to be secret
得知本應保密的事.
例句
- 1Mum got wind of our surprise party when she found the balloons under my bed.
- 2Don't let the kids get wind of the new puppy until Saturday morning.
- 3Somehow the whole class got wind of the teacher's engagement before she'd told anyone.
- 4How did the neighbours get wind of our plans for an extension? We haven't told a soul.
- 5If a rival company gets wind of our new designs before the launch, we're in trouble.
文法
只有 get 變化形式:got、getting。wind 前不加冠詞;秘密的內容直接跟在 of 之後:get wind of the plan。
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