psych out

• • 同情(某人)；理解(某人的)心情；发现(某人的)真实动机：

    I psyched it all out by myself and decided.

    凭自己的本事此事我全料到了，而且做出了决定。

  • 使(某人)情感上遭受痛苦，心理崩溃；使吓破胆：

    His attempt to psych out the other competition seemed to work.

    他企图在心理上击败竞争对手看来是可行的。

  • (为避免不愉快的事情而)装疯：

    Some soldiers were able to get out of the army by psyching out.

    一些士兵会装着有精神病而脱离部队。