catch a petard
自食其果
It was indeed a clever plan to entrap his opponent, but in the end he was hoist by his own petard.
设圈套陷害他的对手固然是个妙计，可是到头来却是作法自毙。
hoist with his own petard
被自己的计谋所害
to be caught in one's own petard
自食其果
to blow oneself up with one's own petard
自飚自己
to be hoist by one's own petard
自食其果
It was always appealing when a character is hoist on his own petard.
当一个角色被吊在自己的脚下时，它总是很吸引人。
Source: GQ — Representative Roles of CelebritiesListeners, I capitulated in the two minutes we were on break and I did Google petard.
听众们，我在休息的两分钟内投降了， 我做了谷歌petard。
Source: Financial Times PodcastListeners, you should write in and tell us, what is a petard?
听众们，你们应该写信告诉我们， 什么是petard？
Source: Financial Times PodcastIn any case, I don't even know if I'm saying petard right.
无论如何，我什至不知道我说的对不对。
Source: Financial Times PodcastHow's that? How did I do? Do you know what a petard is?
怎么样？我做得怎么样？你知道什么是宠物吗？
Source: Financial Times PodcastAnd in the case of Icahn, this gives me an excuse to use a phrase which I've long wanted to use, which is hoisted by his own petard.
就伊坎而言， 这给了我一个借口， 可以使用我一直想使用的短语，而这却是他自己搬起石头砸自己的脚。
Source: Financial Times PodcastHow I picture a petard is some kind of medieval weapon that's sort of like a spear or a halberd or a pike, and that somehow you're hoisted on it in some kind of jousting accident.
在我的想象中， 佩塔德是一种中世纪的武器， 有点像长矛、戟或长矛，在某种比武事故中， 你会以某种方式被举在它上面。
Source: Financial Times Podcastcatch a petard
自食其果
It was indeed a clever plan to entrap his opponent, but in the end he was hoist by his own petard.
设圈套陷害他的对手固然是个妙计，可是到头来却是作法自毙。
hoist with his own petard
被自己的计谋所害
to be caught in one's own petard
自食其果
to blow oneself up with one's own petard
自飚自己
to be hoist by one's own petard
自食其果
It was always appealing when a character is hoist on his own petard.
当一个角色被吊在自己的脚下时，它总是很吸引人。
Source: GQ — Representative Roles of CelebritiesListeners, I capitulated in the two minutes we were on break and I did Google petard.
听众们，我在休息的两分钟内投降了， 我做了谷歌petard。
Source: Financial Times PodcastListeners, you should write in and tell us, what is a petard?
听众们，你们应该写信告诉我们， 什么是petard？
Source: Financial Times PodcastIn any case, I don't even know if I'm saying petard right.
无论如何，我什至不知道我说的对不对。
Source: Financial Times PodcastHow's that? How did I do? Do you know what a petard is?
怎么样？我做得怎么样？你知道什么是宠物吗？
Source: Financial Times PodcastAnd in the case of Icahn, this gives me an excuse to use a phrase which I've long wanted to use, which is hoisted by his own petard.
就伊坎而言， 这给了我一个借口， 可以使用我一直想使用的短语，而这却是他自己搬起石头砸自己的脚。
Source: Financial Times PodcastHow I picture a petard is some kind of medieval weapon that's sort of like a spear or a halberd or a pike, and that somehow you're hoisted on it in some kind of jousting accident.
在我的想象中， 佩塔德是一种中世纪的武器， 有点像长矛、戟或长矛，在某种比武事故中， 你会以某种方式被举在它上面。
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