马脚

[má jiao] [mǎ jiǎo]

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Definition:
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1.
She could not tarry long, for she felt unable to support the character she had assumed for any length of time.
她不能再拖延了，因为她感觉到这样假扮下去，她要露出马脚来了。
tā bù néng zài tuō yán le , yīn wèi tā gǎn jué dào zhè yàng jiǎ bàn xià qù , tā yào lù chū mǎ jiǎo lái le 。
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2.
This desire to be a god shows up every time we try to control our circumstances, our future, and people around us.
这个要当神的欲望常常暴露出来，每当我们要控制我们的环境，我们的未来，我们身边的人时，它就露马脚了。
zhè ge yào dāng shén de yù wàng cháng cháng bào lù chū lái , měi dāng wǒ men yào kòng zhì wǒ men de huán jìng , wǒ men de wèi lái , wǒ men shēn biān de rén shí , tā jiù lòu mǎ jiǎo le 。
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3.
Although they make a brave attempt to laugh and joke their way through the experience, the misery on their faces gives the game away.
尽管两人做出勇敢尝试，以聊天说笑分散注意力，但两人脸上的痛苦表情让他们露了马脚。
jǐn guǎn liǎng rén zuò chū yǒng gǎn cháng shì , yǐ liáo tiān shuō xiào fēn sàn zhù yì lì , dàn liǎng rén liǎn shàng de tòng kǔ biǎo qíng ràng tā men lòu le mǎ jiǎo 。
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4.
To remain undercover, he had to pretend to be Peluso's loyal servant, which meant sacrificing his own dignity and reputation.
为了不露马脚，他不得不装成是佩鲁索的忠实仆从，这意味着他得牺牲自己的尊严与名誉。
wèi le bù lòu mǎ jiǎo , tā bù dé bù zhuāng chéng shì pèi lǔ suǒ de zhōng shí pú cóng , zhè yì wèi zhe tā de xī shēng zì jǐ de zūn yán yǔ míng yù 。
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5.
But the biggest giveaway that this isn't a serious research study is the adjectives chosen to describe the two groups of people.
不过，这无法成为一个严谨的调查所露出的最大马脚在于他们用来描述两组人群的形容词。
bú guò , zhè wú fǎ chéng wéi yī gè yán jǐn de diào chá suǒ lù chū de zuì dà mǎ jiǎo zài yú tā men yòng lái miáo shù liǎng zǔ rén qún de xíng róng cí 。
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6.
He told me he was a hunter, but was caught tripping when he spoke of the hounds as "dogs" .
他告诉我他是一个猎人，但当他把一群猎犬说成是“一群狗”时就露了马脚。
tā gào su wǒ tā shì yī gè liè rén , dàn dāng tā bǎ yì qún liè quǎn shuō chéng shì " yì qún gǒu " shí jiù lòu le mǎ jiǎo 。
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7.
Ziro wasn't a bad actor, all things considered. But even if he'd rehearsed it, his choice of words was revealing.
总体说来，齐罗不是一个差劲的演员，但就算之前他小心演练，选词还是露了马脚。
zǒng tǐ shuō lái , qí luó bú shì yī gè chà jìn de yǎn yuán , dàn jiù suàn zhī qián tā xiǎo xīn yǎn liàn , xuǎn cí hái shì lòu le mǎ jiǎo 。
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8.
The thinking clues occur because it's harder to lie than tell the truth, she said.
她说：思维线索露出马脚是因为说谎比讲真话难。
tā shuō : sī wéi xiàn suǒ lù chū mǎ jiǎo shì yīn wèi shuō huǎng bǐ jiǎng zhēn huà nán 。
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9.
He is imprudent not to expose himself as a hypocrite. Mixing with people, he agrees on people's views and knows their moods.
他绝不会轻易地露出马脚，承认自己是一名伪善者。他整天与大家搅和在一起，认同所有大众的喜怒哀乐，爱好取舍。
tā jué bú huì qīng yì de lù chū mǎ jiǎo , chéng rèn zì jǐ shì yī míng wěi shàn zhě 。 tā zhěng tiān yǔ dà jiā jiǎo huo zài yì qǐ , rèn tóng suǒ yǒu dà zhòng de xǐ nù āi lè , ài hào qǔ shě 。
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10.
Ex. : The self-claimed Hongkong merchant finally revealed his true feature of a quack.
例：这位自称是香港商人的人终于露出了马脚，原来他是一个骗子。
lì : zhè wèi zì chēng shì xiāng gǎng shāng rén de rén zhōng yú lù chū le mǎ jiǎo , yuán lái tā shì yī gè piàn zi 。
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