英语单词“a fishing expedition”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析
单词
a fishing expedition
释义
a fishing expedition
idiommainlyUSanattempttodiscoverthefactsabout something bycollectinga lot ofinformation, oftensecretly:(通常指秘密地)收罗信息、资料(用于调查揭示真相)Theinvestigators'requestfor the company'saccountsissimplyafishingexpedition- they have norealevidenceofwrongdoing.调查员要求查公司的账只是一个收集信息的手段——他们没有违规操作的真实证据。SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesFinding and discovering- ascertain
- break (fresh/new) groundidiom
- breakthrough
- bringsomethingto lightidiom
- catchsomeonered-handedidiom
- finding
- flushsomeone/somethingout
- fossick
- found
- geocache
- pinpoint
- putsomeoneontosomething
- putyourfinger onsomethingidiom
- rake
- rakesomethingout
- red-handed
- rediscover
- rumble
- sniff
- uncover
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