crack a case and capture criminals; uncover and obtain secrets
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesverb
to crack a case and apprehend suspects
formalA formal term used in legal and police contexts.
Jǐng警
fāng方
xùn迅
sù速
pò破
huò获
le了
zhè这
qǐ起
dào盗
qiè窃
àn案
。
The police quickly cracked this theft case and apprehended the suspects.
Jīng经
guò过
liǎng两
gè个
yuè月
de的
zhēn侦
chá查
，
zhōng终
yú于
jiāng将
zhè这
gè个
fàn贩
dú毒
tuán团
huǒ伙
pò破
huò获
。
After two months of investigation, they finally cracked and captured this drug trafficking ring.
verb
to uncover and obtain (a secret); to detect and seize (hidden information)
formalOften used in the context of espionage, intelligence, or discovering hidden information.
Qíng情
bào报
rén人
yuán员
pò破
huò获
le了
dí敌
fāng方
de的
zhòng重
yào要
mì密
mǎ码
。
Intelligence agents uncovered and obtained the enemy's important code.
Jì记
zhě者
pò破
huò获
le了
zhè这
qǐ起
shāng商
yè业
huì贿
lù赂
de的
nèi内
mù幕
。
The reporter uncovered and obtained the inside story of this commercial bribery case.
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Tā他
men们
shì试
tú图
pò破
huò获
duì对
shǒu手
de的
jì技
shù术
jī机
mì密
。
They tried to uncover and seize the competitor's technical secrets.