1 PHRASAL VERB-ERG (使)犯错;(使)失误 If someone or something trips a person up, or if they trip up, they fail or make a mistake. (使)犯错;(使)失误
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Your own lies will trip you up. [VERB noun PREP.]
你会因自己的谎言而犯错误。
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He will do all he can to trip up the new right-wing government. [VERB PREP. noun]
他将用尽一切手段让新右翼政府出现失误。
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The two occasions she tripped up tell you nothing about how often she got away with it. [VERB PREP.]
你看到了她的两次失手，却根本不知道有多少次她都得逞了。
SYN catch out, trap, confuse, unsettle