trip(sb)up
—phrasal verbwithtripverbuk/trɪp/us/trɪp/-pp-
UK(FALL)
tofallbecause youhityourfooton something, or to make someonefallby puttingyourfootinfrontof the other person'sfoot
绊,绊倒(某人)
I'mterriblysorry. I didn'tmeantotripyou up.实在对不起,我不是有意要绊倒你的。
Shetrippedupontherug.她在小地毯上绊了一下。
- Itrippedup on apieceofloosecarpet.
- Hedeliberatelytrippedme up.
- Shetrippedup anddroppedthetray.
- Hetrippedup on thedoorstep.
- Afallenbranchtrippedme up.
(FAIL)
informal
to make amistake, or tocausesomeone to make amistake
(使某人)犯错
Theexamwentquitewell, until Itrippeduponthe lastquestion.考试进展得很顺利,只是最后一道题把我难住了。
In theinterview, theykepttryingtotripme up.采访时,他们一直想方设法让我说错话。