spill the beans

短语

说漏嘴

发音

AU /ˌspɪl ðə ˈbiːnz/

词形变化

spilled the beans spilling the beans spills the beans 三单 spills the beans spilt the beans spilling the beans 现在分词 spilled the beans 过去式 spilled the beans 过去分词 spilt the beans 过去式 spilt the beans 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To reveal a secret; to disclose information.

    露馅

    爆料出嚟

    习语 不及物

    They had planned it as a surprise party, but somebody spilled the beans.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 8

talk sing peach babble blab tattle blab out let the cat out of the bag

上位词 10

break reveal discover expose uncover disclose divulge unwrap bring out give away

近义相关 2

talk spill

词源

First attested in 20th century American English. One possible origin for the phrase is from an Ancient Greek practice of using different-coloured beans for voting, where spilling the jar containing them would unwantedly reveal the results, though this might be folk etymology.

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