You got punished if you were caught out of bed after lights-out.

在这里，如果你熄灯后下床，被捉到可是要被罚的！

The phrasal verb caught out can mean 'be put in a difficult situation'.

动词短语 caught out 可以表示 “被放在一个困境中。”

Jack caught a glimpse of Marie out of the corner of his eye.

杰克用眼角余光很快地看了玛丽一眼。

Still, for the unwary investor, Russia is a snare. Even old hands can be caught out.

不过，对于粗心的投资者来说，俄罗斯是个陷阱。即使是老手也会遭遇不测情况。

Ron and Hermione caught up, Hermione so out of breath that she could not speak.

罗恩和赫敏也赶了上来，赫敏喘得连话都说不出来了。

For example: I got caught out by the sudden shower of rain.

我被困在突如其来的暴雨中。

Occasionally, unusual creatures are washed to the shore, but they are rarely caught out at sea.

一些异常的生物偶尔会被冲到岸上来，但它们在海上却极少能被捕到。

Tom had been caught out stealing money from the cash box in one of the carriages.

汤姆被逮到在一节车厢的售票箱里偷钱。

I mean, Coats was sort of caught out there. He tried to make a joke about it.

可以说，当时科茨陷入了困境。他试图用玩笑掩盖过去。

The Met was caught out by the scale of the unrest and unable to respond quickly enough.

伦敦警察署对危机的规模准备不足，疲于奔命，不能足够快速地应对。

Also, you know, on speaking day, you don't want to be caught out by any surprises, right?

而且，你知道，在口语考试那天，你不想发生任何意外，对吧？

But, even the most professional actors occasionally get caught out and let down by the most unexpected problems.

但是，即使是最专业的演员也偶尔会出问题，然后因为一些完全意想不到的问题感到失望。

Southwest, like other big carriers, has been caught out by the strength of the travel revival.

与其他大型航空公司一样，美国西南航空也被旅游业复苏的强劲势头搞得措手不及。

Shortly after being elected, he got caught out in the rain and caught a cold, which turned into pneumonia.

当选后不久，他淋雨之后就得了感冒，随后发展成了肺炎。

So obviously, they'd catch it out of midair with planes.

所以很明显，他们会用飞机在半空中捕捉它。

We'll try to catch you out with some common mistakes.

我们会设法用一些常见的错误来帮你发现问题。

Let me see if I can catch you out with this one.

让我看看你能否答对这个问题。

Yes. To catch somebody out means to discover they have made a mistake.

是的。catch somebody out的意思是发现某人犯错的意思。

They're not really setting traps, trying to trick you or catch you out.

他们并不是真的在设陷阱，试图欺骗你或让你出错。

Homer has probably injured himself, done something stupid, been caught out doing something stupid or lost out on a good opportunity.

Homer也许伤到了自己，做了什么愚蠢的事情，或者被抓到正在做愚蠢的事情或者失去了什么好的机会。