The clever lawyer tripped the witness.是什么意思？

The clever lawyer tripped the witness.

那个聪明的律师使证人说错了话。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

clever

adj. 聪明的，灵巧的，英俊的，风采优雅的，性情温良的，油腔滑调的；

例句
She is very clever at getting men to do her bidding!
她很善于让男人听她的吩咐！

lawyer

n. 律师，法学家；

例句
Before ascending to the bench, she was a lawyer in a large New York firm.
在升为法官之前，她是纽约一家大型律所的律师。

tripped

v. 说话结结巴巴( trip的过去式和过去分词 )，倾斜，绊倒，（使）犯错误；

例句
With a deft flick of his foot, Mr Worth tripped one of the raiders up.
沃思先生机敏地把脚一伸，把其中一个袭击者给绊倒了。

witness

n. 目击者，见证人，[法]证人，证据；vt. 出席或知道，作记录，提供或作为…的证据；vi. 做证人，见证；

例句
There is a new witness to back his claim that he is a victim of mistaken identity.
有新的目击证人证明他的说法，他是被错认了。