red-handed

英 ['red'hændid] 美
  • adj. 正在作案的;手染血的

英英释义


1. in the act of committing a crime or other reprehensible act;
"caught red-handed"

实用场景例句


My boyfriend and I robbed a store and were caught red-handed.
我和男朋友去抢劫一家商店,被当场逮到了。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

They caught the thief red handed.
他们当场抓住了贼.

期刊摘选

The smoking patrol has caught two men red handed smoking in a public area.
这个吸烟巡逻队已当场抓住两个在公共场合吸烟的男子.

期刊摘选

双语例句


1. If your skin becomes red, sore or very scaly, consult your doctor.
如果皮肤发红、瘙痒或脱皮,要向医生咨询。

来自柯林斯例句

2. His exercise books were full of well deserved red ticks.
他的练习本上尽是些红钩钩,都是他应得的。

来自柯林斯例句

3. Bake some big red peppers and hollow them out.
将几个大红甜椒烤一烤,再把它们掏空。

来自柯林斯例句

4. The waiter offered him red wine or white wine with his meal.
侍者为他端上佐餐的红葡萄酒或者白葡萄酒。

来自柯林斯例句

5. The shooting-range is lit from underneath by rows of ruby-red light fittings.
射击场被一排排深红色的灯光设备从下面照亮了.

来自柯林斯例句

英文词源


red-handed (adj.)
1781, earlier red-hand (early 15c.), originally in Scottish legal writing, from red (adj.1) + -handed; presumably from the image of a murderer with hands still stained with blood.