马脚

[mǎ jiǎo]

• sth. gives the trick out

例句

1. 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。
   He told me he was a hunter, but was caught tripping when he spoke of the hounds as "dogs".
2. 给母亲的礼物我原想保密，可是妹妹却露了马脚。
   I wanted mother's present to be a secret, but my sister let the cat out of the bag.

短语

• 纰漏

近反义词

【近义词】

• 尾巴
• 漏子
• 破绽
• 漏洞