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🔑catchcatch1 /kætʃ / verb (past tense, past participle caught /kɔt /)➤hold接住- [transitive] to take hold of something that is moving, usually with your hand or hands抓住；接住；截住◆She threw the ball and he caught it in one hand.她把球投出去，他单手把它接住了。◆The dog caught the ball in its mouth.狗衔住了球。
➤capture捉住- [transitive] to capture someone or something that you have been chasing or looking for逮住；捕捉；捕获◆Two police officers ran after the thief and caught him at the end of the street.两名警察紧追在小偷后面，在街尾抓住了他。◆The murderer still hasn't been caught.杀人犯还没有被抓到。◆to catch a fish捕鱼
➤someone doing something某人正在做某事- [transitive] to discover someone who is doing something bad当场发现；撞见◆I caught her taking money from my purse.我发现她正从我钱包里拿钱。
➤be in time及时- [transitive] to be in time for something; not to miss someone or something及时赶上；没有错过◆We arrived just in time to catch the beginning of the movie.我们正好赶上电影开演。◆I'll call her now. I might just catch her before she leaves the office.我现在给她打电话，没准能赶在她离开办公室之前找到她。 OPP miss
➤bus / train / plane公共汽车；火车；飞机- [transitive] to get on a form of public transportation赶上（公共交通工具）◆I caught the bus downtown.我赶上了去市区的公共汽车。◆to catch a train / plane赶火车；赶飞机 OPP miss
➤hear / understand听见；理解- [transitive] to hear or understand something that someone says听见；理解◆Sorry, I didn't quite catch what you said. Could you say it again?对不起，我没听清楚您的话，您能再说一遍吗？
➤illness疾病- [transitive] (
health医疗保健) to get an illness得（病）；染（疾）◆I have a bad cold. I must have caught it from someone at work.我得了重感冒，一定是上班的时候被谁传染的。◆to catch a cold 得感冒
➤become stuck卡住- [intransitive, transitive] to become or cause something to become accidentally attached to or trapped in something（使）卡住，绊住，缠住◆His jacket caught on a nail.他的夹克被钉子钩住了。◆I caught my finger in the drawer as I shut it.我关抽屉的时候夹了手指头。◆I'm sorry I'm late. I got caught in traffic.对不起，我迟到了，我碰上了堵车。
 ●catch sb's attention / eyeto make someone notice something引起某人的注意◆I tried to catch his attention, but he didn't see me.我想引起他的注意，但他没看到我。●catch your breathto rest after physical exercise so that your breathing returns to normal（运动后）喘口气◆I just need a minute to catch my breath.我需要一点儿时间喘口气。●catch fireto start burning, often accidentally（常指意外）着火，起火◆No one knows how the building caught fire.没有人知道大楼是怎么起火的。●catch sb off guardto surprise and often confuse someone because he / she is not prepared给（某人）突然袭击；使（某人）措手不及◆The question caught me off guard and I didn't know what to say.那个问题让我措手不及，我不知道该说什么。●catch sb red-handed / in the actto find someone just as he / she is doing something wrong当场抓住；把（某人）抓个正着◆A police officer noticed the broken window and caught the burglars red-handed.警察注意到打破的窗户，把那些窃贼抓了个正着。●catch sight / a glimpse of sb / sthto see someone or something for a moment瞥见；看一眼◆I caught sight of the man at the end of the street.我一眼瞥见街尽头的那个男人。◆We waited outside the theater, hoping to catch a glimpse of the actress.我们在剧院外等候，希望能看一眼那个女演员。  ●catch on (informal) - to understand or realize something理解；意识到◆Sometimes she's a little slow to catch on.有时候她反应有点慢。
- to become popular or fashionable受欢迎；流行起来；变得时髦◆The idea never really caught on in this country.这种观点在这个国家从未真正时兴过。
●catch up (with sb)- to reach someone or something who is ahead of you追上；赶上◆Jackie was walking very fast and I had to run to catch up with her.杰姬走得很快，我得跑步才能赶上她。
- to reach the same level as someone or something else赶上，达到（某水平）◆Our economy is developing fast and we should soon catch up with other countries in the western world.我们的经济发展很快，应该可以很快赶上西方国家的水平。
●catch up on sthto spend time doing something that you have not been able to do until now补上；赶做◆I'll have to go into the office this weekend to catch up on my work.我这周末得去办公室把落下的工作补上。●be / get caught up in sthto be or get involved in something, usually without intending to（通常指无意中）卷入，陷入◆I got caught up in all the excitement about the championship game.我不由自主地沉浸在激动人心的冠军赛中。
catchcatch2 /kætʃ / noun [countable] - an act of taking hold of something that is moving, usually with your hand or hands抓住；接住◆Manning made a great catch in the end zone to win the game.曼宁在端区漂亮地接了一记球，赢了比赛。
- the amount of fish that someone has caught渔获量◆The fishermen brought their catch to the harbor.渔民将捕到的鱼运进港口。
- a device for fastening something and keeping it closed扣件；固定（或锁合）装置◆The catch on my necklace is broken.我的项链扣环断了。
- a hidden disadvantage to something that seems attractive陷阱；圈套◆I can't believe you're selling that for such a low price – what's the catch?我没法相信你要以这么低的价格出售那东西，你在搞什么鬼？
●(a) Catch-22●a Catch-22 situationa difficult situation from which there is no escape because you need to do one thing before doing a second, but you need to do the second thing before you can do the first第 22 条军规；进退维谷的局面◆I can't get a job because I don't have any work experience, but how can I get work experience without getting a job? It's a Catch-22.因为我没有任何工作经验，所以找不到工作；可是没有工作我如何获取工作经验？这真是左右为难。 |