smell a rat
发觉有诈,觉得可疑
讲解:
smell a rat字面意思是「闻到有老鼠」。家里若有只死老 鼠,久了就会发臭(stink),人闻到臭味就会去寻找并扫除鼠 尸。something stinks here就代表「有问题,有嫌疑」,所以 smell a rat就发展为「觉得可疑」的意思。
例句:
Five years ago,when Disney executives announced plans for the park at a ceremony in front of the Paris Bourse, they were pelted with eggs and tomatoes. Where their children ... see a mouse,French intellectuals smell a rat (出自:time,Apr. 20,1992,p. 82)
五年前迪斯尼高层主管在巴黎证交所前举行典礼,正式宣布要兴 建迪斯尼乐园时,被扔鸡蛋蕃茄。法国小孩……看到(米)老 鼠,法国的知识分子却觉得有诈。
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