intransitive. To penetrate (a disguise or deception); to perceive the true nature or character of (a person). Also: †to detect (a wrongdoing…
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| 释义 | the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > finding or discovery > find or discover [verb (transitive)] > detect > detect (in) an imposture (6) to see through ——a1450 intransitive. To penetrate (a disguise or deception); to perceive the true nature or character of (a person). Also: †to detect (a wrongdoing… to find out1545 transitive. To detect (someone) in an offence; to detect, discover (a fraud, etc.); to penetrate the disguise of, discover the identity or true… detect1581 To find out, discover (a person) in the secret possession of some quality, or performance of some act; to find out the real character of. spot1880 transitive. Originally slang. To catch sight of (something); to mark or note; to recognize or detect. Now the most common sense. tumble1901 figurative. To understand something not clearly expressed; to perceive or apprehend a hidden design or signal. Const. to, that. slang. Also transitive… rumble1912 slang (chiefly British). Cf. rumble, n.1 6. transitive. To recognize or discover the wrongdoing, misbehaviour, or deceit of (a person). |
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