You know, they're obviously just trying to scare us to get us to rat out my dad.
他們這么做是為了嚇唬我們,好讓我們檢舉我爸爸。
——Gossip Girl
rat out: A rat is a tattletale or a snitch. To rat out someone is to snitch on others or tell on others.
出賣,告密,檢舉,揭發
Where I come from, you don't rat on your friends.
在我的老家,誰都不出賣朋友。
He was sold out by a traitor and arrested.
他被叛徒出賣,被捕了。
I know Lily cheated on the test, Should we rat her out ?
Lily考試作弊了。我們該不該揭發她?