smell a rat
US /smɛl ə ræt/
UK /smɛl ə ræt/
成語
1.
覺得不對勁, 察覺到陰謀
to suspect that something is wrong or that someone is trying to trick you
範例:
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When he offered to pay for everything, I started to smell a rat.
當他提出要支付所有費用時，我開始覺得不對勁。
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The police smelled a rat when the suspect's story kept changing.
當嫌疑人的故事不斷變化時，警方覺得不對勁。
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