smell a rat
基本解释
- 感到不妙；感到有可疑之处
英汉例句
- He could smell a rat in the way the men were talking.
他从这些人的讲话方式就能感到事有蹊跷。 - You take a bunch of samples. You inspect the rat's smell.
你抽取一些样本，检测老鼠的嗅觉。 - Shareholders of targeted companies are also starting to smell a rat.
目标公司的股东也开始嗅到了点什么。 - Money manager Ken Fisher's latest book is How to Smell a Rat: The Five Signs of Financial Fraud (John Wiley, 2009).
FORBES: Good News - Now, by naming politicians, Mr Singh may have ensured that he keeps his job (the High Court will smell a rat if he is sacked).
ECONOMIST: India - Fisher has written seven books, including How To Smell A Rat, The Ten Roads To Riches, The Only Three Questions That Count, Super Stocks, The Wall Street Waltz and 100 Minds That Made The Market.
FORBES: Next Week's Guest: Ken Fisher
双语例句
权威例句
英英字典
- to recognize that something is not as it appears to be or that something dishonest is happening