psych out

短语

n. 惊慌, 不安:通过心理手段使某人丧失信心的行为或事例

词形变化

psych outs 复数 psych outs psyched out psyching out psychs out 三单 psychs out psyching out 现在分词 psyched out 过去式 psyched out 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The act of unnerving somebody.

    非正式
v.
  1. 1.

    To outsmart.

    非正式 及物
  2. 2.

    To unnerve.

    非正式 及物

词源

Recorded since 1934 (in sense of "outsmart"); from psych (short for psychology) + out.

来源:wiktionary