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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

catch

英  [kætʃ]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词

  • catches

    1. [C 可数名词] 接住

    A catch is when you use your hands to seize an object that is moving through the air.

    双语例句

    例：

    He missed the catch and the game was lost.

    他没接住球，输了这场比赛。

    2. [C 可数名词] 窗钩 , 门闩 , 扣子

    A catch on a window, door, or container is a device that fastens it.

    双语例句

    例：

    She fiddled with the catch of her bag.

    她拨弄着提包的锁扣。

    3. [C 可数名词] 隐藏的困难 , 意料不到的情况

    A catch is a hidden problem or difficulty in a plan or an offer that seems surprisingly good.

    近义词

    snag

    双语例句

    例：

    The catch is that you work for your supper, and the food and accommodations can be very basic.

    问题在于你工作是为了顿饭，而且吃住条件非常一般。

    PHRASAL VERB. 短语动词

  • catch on

    1. [PHRASAL 短语] 懂得 , 领悟

    If you catch on to something, you understand it, or realize that it is happening.

    双语例句

    例：

    He got what he could out of me before I caught on to the kind of person he'd turned into.

    在我意识到他已经变成了那样的人之前，他就已经从我这里得到了一切他所能得到的。

    2. [PHRASAL 短语] 流行

    If something catches on, it becomes popular.

    双语例句

    例：

    The idea has been around for ages without catching on.

    这个观点由来已久，但一直未风行。

  • catch up

    1. [PHRASAL 短语] 赶上（某人）

    If you catch up with someone who is in front of you, you reach them by walking faster than they are walking.

    双语例句

    例：

    I stopped and waited for her to catch up.

    我停下来等她赶上。

    2. [PHRASAL 短语] （在标准、进度、水平上）追上

    To catch up with someone means to reach the same standard, stage, or level that they have reached.

    双语例句

    例：

    Most late developers will catch up with their friends.

    绝大多数发育晚的人都会赶上他们的朋友们。

    例：

    John began the season better than me but I have fought to catch up.

    赛季伊始，约翰比我表现的好，但我还是努力追赶上了。

    3. [PHRASAL 短语] 赶做 , 补做

    If you catch up on an activity that you have not had much time to do recently, you spend time doing it.

    双语例句

    例：

    I was catching up on a bit of reading.

    我正赶着读点东西。

    4. [PHRASAL 短语] 叙旧 , 了解近况

    If you catch up on friends who you have not seen for some time or on their lives, you talk to them and find out what has happened in their lives since you last talked together.

    双语例句

    例：

    The ladies spent some time catching up on each other's health and families.

    女士们花了些时间聊聊彼此的健康和家庭情况。

    5. [PHRASAL 短语] 被卷入（通常是不情愿地）

    If you are caught up in something, you are involved in it, usually unwillingly.

    双语例句

    例：

    The people themselves weren't part of the conflict; they were just caught up in it.

    这些人本来和这场冲突并不相干，他们只是被卷进去了。

  • catch up with

    1. [PHRASAL 短语] 逮捕

    When people catch up with someone who has done something wrong, they succeed in finding them in order to arrest or punish them.

    双语例句

    例：

    The law caught up with him yesterday.

    他于昨日落入法网。

    2. [PHRASAL 短语] 让（某人）尝到恶果

    If something catches up with you, you are forced to deal with something unpleasant that happened or that you did in the past, which you have been able to avoid until now.

    双语例句

    例：

    Although he subsequently became a successful businessman, his criminal past caught up with him.

    虽然他后来成了一位成功的商人，但他的犯罪前科却让他尝到了恶果。

    VERB. 动词

  • catches , catching , caught

    1. [T 及物动词] 捉住 , 捕获

    If you catch a person or animal, you capture them after chasing them, or by using a trap, net, or other device.

    近义词

    capture

    双语例句

    例：

    Police say they are confident of catching the gunman.

    警方说他们有信心抓获枪手。

    例：

    Where did you catch the fish?

    你在哪儿捕到了这条鱼？

    2. [T 及物动词] 接住

    If you catch an object that is moving through the air, you seize it with your hands.

    双语例句

    例：

    I jumped up to catch a ball and fell over.

    我跳起来接球，结果摔倒了。

    3. [T 及物动词] 抓住 , 握住

    If you catch a part of someone's body, you take or seize it with your hand, often in order to stop them from going somewhere.

    近义词

    seize

    双语例句

    例：

    Liz caught his arm.

    利兹抓住了他的胳膊。

    例：

    He knelt beside her and caught her hand in both of his.

    他跪在她旁边，双手握住她的手。

    4. [T 及物动词] 打击 , 击中

    If one thing catches another, it hits it accidentally or manages to hit it.

    双语例句

    例：

    The stinging slap almost caught his face.

    这狠狠的一巴掌差点打在他的脸上。

    例：

    I may have caught him with my elbow but it was just an accident.

    我的胳膊肘可能碰到了他，不过我不是有意的。

    5. [I 不及物动词] 绊住 , 卡住

    If something catches on or in an object, it accidentally becomes attached to the object or stuck in it.

    双语例句

    例：

    Her ankle caught on a root, and she almost lost her balance.

    她的脚踝绊到一个树根上，差点摔倒。

    6. [T 及物动词] 搭上 , 赶上（车、飞机等）

    When you catch a bus, train, or plane, you get on it in order to travel somewhere.

    近义词

    get

    双语例句

    例：

    We were in plenty of time for Anthony to catch the ferry.

    我们时间充裕，足够安东尼赶上渡船。

    7. [T 及物动词] 撞见 , 发现

    If you catch someone doing something wrong, you see or find them doing it.

    双语例句

    例：

    He caught a youth breaking into a car.

    他撞见一青年正在撬一辆车。

    例：

    I don't want to catch you pushing yourself into the picture to get some personal publicity.

    我不想看到你为出点风头而抢镜头。

    8. [T 及物动词] （突然）发觉

    If you catch yourself doing something, especially something surprising, you suddenly become aware that you are doing it.

    近义词

    find

    双语例句

    例：

    I caught myself feeling almost sorry for poor Mr Laurence.

    我突然发觉自己几乎是在为可怜的劳伦斯先生感到难过了。

    9. [T 及物动词] 瞥见 , 突然看到

    If you catch something or catch a glimpse of it, you notice it or manage to see it briefly.

    双语例句

    例：

    As she turned back she caught the puzzled look on her mother's face.

    她转身时瞥到母亲一脸茫然的神情。

    10. [T 及物动词] 听到

    If you catch something that someone has said, you manage to hear it.

    双语例句

    例：

    His ears caught a faint cry.

    他听到微弱的哭声。

    例：

    I do not believe I caught your name.

    我想我没听清你的名字。

    11. [T 及物动词] 收看 , 收听

    If you catch a TV or radio programme or an event, you manage to see or listen to it.

    双语例句

    例：

    Bill turns on the radio to catch the local news.

    比尔打开收音机收听当地新闻。

    12. [T 及物动词] 联系上

    If you catch someone, you manage to contact or meet them to talk to them, especially when they are just about to go somewhere else.

    双语例句

    例：

    I dialled Elizabeth's number thinking I might catch her before she left for work.

    我拨了伊丽莎白的电话号码，心想或许能赶在她去上班前联系到她。

    13. [T 及物动词] 惊扰

    If something or someone catches you by surprise or at a bad time, you were not expecting them or do not feel able to deal with them.

    双语例句

    例：

    She looked as if the photographer had caught her by surprise.

    她看起来好像是被摄影师吓了一跳。

    例：

    I'm sorry but I just cannot say anything. You've caught me at a bad time.

    很抱歉我真的无可奉告。你找我找得很不是时候。

    14. [T 及物动词] 引起（注意、兴趣） , 吸引住

    If something catches your attention or your eye, you notice it or become interested in it.

    双语例句

    例：

    My shoes caught his attention.

    我的鞋子引起了他的注意。

    15. [T 及物动词] 患上 , 染上（疾病）

    If you catch a cold or a disease, you become ill with it.

    双语例句

    例：

    The more stress you are under, the more likely you are to catch a cold.

    压力越大，就越有可能患感冒。

    16. [T 及物动词] 受（光）照射 , （光）照射于

    If something catches the light or if the light catches it, it reflects the light and looks bright or shiny.

    双语例句

    例：

    They saw the ship's guns, catching the light of the moon.

    他们看到船上的枪支映着月光闪闪发亮。

    17. [PASSIVE 被动及物动词] 遭遇（暴风雨、不幸）

    If you are caught in a storm or other unpleasant situation, it happens when you cannot avoid its effects.

    双语例句

    例：

    When he was fishing off the island he was caught in a storm and almost drowned.

    他离岛出海钓鱼时赶上了暴风雨，差点被淹死。

    18. [PASSIVE 被动及物动词] 左右为难

    If you are caught between two alternatives or two people, you do not know which one to choose or follow.

    双语例句

    例：

    The Jordanian leader is caught between both sides in the dispute.

    这位约旦元首夹在争执双方之间左右为难。

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