"smoke out" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 逼出（用烟）- 揭露（隐藏的人或事）

Definition

用烟把某人或某物赶出藏身处，也指揭露秘密或隐藏的信息。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

既可用于字面意思（用烟将人逼出来），也常用于比喻（揭露隐藏的真相或秘密）。常见于新闻或调查语境，较口语化。

Examples

They used fire to smoke out the bees from the tree.

他们用火把蜜蜂**逼出**树洞。

Reporters tried to smoke out the truth about the scandal.

记者们试图**揭露**丑闻的真相。

The police hope to smoke out the hiding suspect.

警方希望能**逼出**藏匿的嫌疑人。

It's hard to smoke out who started the rumor, but we'll find out.

要**揭露**是谁传的谣言很难，但我们会查出来的。

The journalist's questions finally smoked out the real reason for the delay.

记者的问题最终**揭露了**延迟的真正原因。

We had to get creative to smoke out the mole in the company.

我们得想新办法才能**揪出**公司里的卧底。