词汇 | red-handed |
释义 | red-handed adjective uk /ˌredˈhæn.dɪd/ us /ˌredˈhæn.dɪd/ catch someone red-handed to find someone in the act of doing something illegal当场抓住(某人)干非法勾当 Finding and discovering ascertain break (fresh/new) groundidiom breakthrough bring something to lightidiom catch someone red-handedidiom flush someone/something out fossick found geocache geocaching homing pinpoint plumb rake something out rediscover rediscovery refind refound sniff suss Examples of red-handedred-handed The difficulty arises in regard to those not caught red-handed who ought not to get off scot-free. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 On the contrary, it has been rather held up as something praiseworthy, and the perpetrator, who was caught red-handed, has not yet been disposed of. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They told us that waiting lists were falling, but they have been caught red-handed chucking patients out of the queue. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He was apparently caught red-handed; one could not have a clearer case. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The information required to catch them red-handed in possession of explosives would not have been available if we had not had internment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is easy for the prosecution to establish guilt if a man is caught red-handed and identified as taking part in a robbery. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He must be caught red-handed to secure a conviction. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Any driver who ignores a restriction is caught red-handed if a police officer happens to be in the road, and that driver can be stopped. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The police responded to a call with enormous speed and the man was caught red-handed burgling my constituent's home. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The master of spin is caught red-handed—or is it blue-handed? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In my constituency recently, there was a case in which burglars were caught red-handed in the act, but were not prosecuted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When she returned, she caught some builders red-handed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The authorities will no longer have to catch him red-handed in the act of fly-tipping. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If caught red-handed, he says that he had to unload to grease his axle or fix the truck. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To prosecute, one must either catch the fly tipper red-handed or have sufficient means of identifying him by the vehicle that he used. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of red-handed These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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