smoke out

英 [sməʊk aʊt]

美 [smoʊk aʊt]

揭发; 发现并公之于众

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 揭发;发现并公之于众
  If yousmoke outsomeone who is hiding, you discover them and make them publicly known.
  1. The committee have tried dozens of different ways to smoke him out.
     为了揭发他，委员会尝试过几十种不同的方法。
  2. ...technology to smoke out tax evaders.
     让逃税者无处遁形的技术

英英释义

verb

• drive out with smoke
  1. smoke out the bees

双语例句

• Our rivals have a new process and I want somebody to smoke it out.
  我们的对手有一种新的加工方法，我想派个人去探个究竟。
• He noticed black clouds of smoke out the window.
  他注意到黑烟从窗户往外冒。
• A new device was put in the chimney and so no harmful dirty smoke spread out.
  一种新的装置装入了烟囱，从而有害的污烟便不再冒出来。
• He was determined to smoke out the leaders of the gang, ie bring them out of hiding.
  他决心要把匪首从躲藏处赶出来。
• I don't know when the smoke burns out, if I can bear it.
  我不知道当烟燃尽时，我是否能够承受。
• Please open the door and windows to let the smoke out.
  请打开门窗散散烟。
• They got smoke out of the world trade center.
  他们看见世贸中心冒出浓烟。
• I saw thick smoke billowing out of the windows.
  我看见窗口里冒出滚滚浓烟。
• Pouring from the top of the candle flame, billows of black smoke blotted out many stars.
  滚滚黑烟就从烛焰上方那片烈火中不断喷发出来，把群星都遮暗了。
• If the smoke gets out, the landlady will come up.
  如果有烟出去，女房东就会过来。