trip (someone) up
phrasal verb with trip verb uk/trɪp/ us/trɪp/ -pp-
UK
(FALL)
绊，绊倒（某人）
to fall because you hit your foot on something, or to make someone fall by putting your foot in front of the other person's foot
I'm terribly sorry. I didn't mean to trip you up. 实在对不起，我不是有意要绊倒你的。
She tripped up on the rug. 她在小地毯上绊了一下。
- More examples
- I tripped up on a piece of loose carpet.
- He deliberately tripped me up.
- She tripped up and dropped the tray.
- He tripped up on the doorstep.
- A fallen branch tripped me up.
(FAIL)
informal（使某人）犯错
to make a mistake, or to cause someone to make a mistake
The exam went quite well, until I tripped up on the last question. 考试进展得很顺利，只是最后一道题把我难住了。
In the interview, they kept trying to trip me up. 采访时，他们一直想方设法让我说错话。