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

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