| 词汇 | psych out |
| 释义 | psych out Theme: ANXIETY in. to have a nervous or emotional trauma; to go mad for a brief time.Another day like this one and I'll psych out for sure.He looked at the bill and psyched out. Idiom psych outpsych out (someone) to make someone believe that they will fail.Our strategy is to psych out the other team before the game begins.She failed the test after psyching herself out, thinking how important it was for her future. Phr V psych out psychs, psyching, psyched psych out sb or psych sb out informal to talk or behave in a very confident way in order to make someone you are competing against less confident and less likely to succeedBoth athletes were trying to psych each other out before the race. psych out verb 1 to intimidate someone completely on a psychological level US, 1994. 2 to lose your mental composure or stability UK, 1971. 3 to figure out or discover something US, 1978 psych sb out • psych out sb informal to behave in a way that is intended to make someone, especially an opponent, feel nervous and uncomfortable: Kelly's just trying to psych me out by not saying anything. The Jets psyched out the Falcons when they scored in the first three minutes of the game. psych (someone or oneself) outTo psychologically manipulate or intimidate someone or oneself with the result of undermining performance or confidence. The boxer is notorious for the obnoxious and belittling taunts he uses to psych out his opponents. I got so nervous before starting the driving test that I think I just psyched myself out. psych someone out1. Inf. to get someone very excited; to cause someone to lose mental control. Wow! What you just said really psyched me out! He psyched out his friends. 2. Inf. to figure someone out; to know how someone thinks. It took me a while to psych out Fred, but I have him figured out now. Don't waste time trying to psych me out. I am an enigma. psych out1. Inf. to have a nervous or emotional trauma; to go mad for a brief time. Another day like this one and I'll psych out for sure. He looked at the bill and psyched out. 2. Inf. to become very excited; to lose mental control. I was so angry, I almost psyched out. The kids were psyching out over the rock star. psych out1. Analyze or understand something; also, anticipate the intentions of someone, as in It's hard to psych out the opposition's thinking, but we have to try. 2. Undermine the confidence of, intimidate. For example, The basketball team managed to psych out their opponents' guards. This expression is often used in the passive and can mean "lose one's nerve," as in After I learned that he had two doctorates in the field, I was completely psyched out . Both slangy usages date from the second half of the 1900s and allude to influencing someone psychologically. psych outv. To undermine the confidence of someone by psychological means; intimidate someone: The admissions officer really psyched me out during the interview. They psyched out the other team by chanting. psych out in. to have a nervous or emotional trauma; to go mad for a brief time. (see also freak (out).) Another day like this one and I’ll psych out for sure. |
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