单词 | psych out |
释义 | psych outphrasal verb See full dictionary entry for psychIf you psych out your opponent in a contest, you try to make them feel less confident by behaving in a very confident or aggressive way. [informal] They are like heavyweight boxers, trying to psych each other out and build themselvesup. [VERB noun PARTICLE] [Also VERB PARTICLE noun]psych out in British Englishverb (mainly tr, adverb) informal 1. to guess correctly the intentions of (another); outguess 2. to analyse or solve (a problem, etc) psychologically 3. to intimidate or frighten 4. (intr, adverb) to lose control psychologically; break down psych out in American English Slang 1. to lose one's courage or nerve 2. to pretend to be mentally disturbed so as to evade a situation Examples of 'psych out' in a sentence |
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