Be caught short
被当场发觉, 被当场抓住
🧩 词语组成解析
be
[bi]
v. 是;有，存在;做，成为;发生;
aux. 用来表示某人或某物即主语本身，用来表示某人或某物属于某一群体或有某种性质;
caught
[[kɔ:t]]
catch的过去式和过去分词
short
[ʃɔːrt]
adj. 短的，短暂的;矮的;短缺的;短期的;
adv. 突然;唐突地;简短地;横贯地;
n. 短裤;短路;缺乏;
vt. 故意少给…的零头，骗取;
vi. 短路;
🗣️ 情景例句
We sure do, Dad.
当然 ，爸爸。
A wise man thinks all that he says,a fool says all that he thinks.
聪明人想了才说，愚笨的人想着就说。
Or possibly I should have gone to the manager and told him who was stealing meat.
或者我早该去找经理，告诉他谁在偷肉。