| 词汇 | catch |
| 释义 | catch verb uk/kætʃ/ us/kætʃ/ caught | caught (TAKE HOLD) A1 [ I or T ]抓住，接住 to take hold of something, especially something that is moving through the air catch hold of He caught hold of my arm. 他一把抓住了我的胳膊。 I managed to catch the glass before it hit the ground. 我在玻璃杯落地之前接住了它。 We saw the eagle swoop from the sky to catch its prey. 我们看到老鹰从空中猛扑下去抓捕猎物。 Our dog ran past me and out of the house before I could catch it. 我们的狗从我身边跑过，我没抓住，让它跑出了屋子。 We placed saucepans on the floor to catch (= collect) the drops of water coming through the roof. 我们把平底锅放在地上接屋顶漏下的水。 The batsman was caught (out) (= someone in the other team caught the ball when he hit it). 击球手击出的球被接住了。
(STOP ESCAPING) B1 [ T ]逮住，捉住 to find and stop a person or animal that is trying to escape Great pressure was put on the police to catch the terrorists as soon as possible. 警方面临着很大的压力，要尽早抓获恐怖分子。 [ + -ing verb ] Two armed men were caught trying to cross the frontier at night. 两名武装分子企图在夜间越境时被抓获。 They were happy because they had caught a lot of fish that day. 那天他们很高兴，因为抓到了很多鱼。 figurative I can see you're busy right now, so I'll catch you (= speak to you) later. 看得出你现在很忙，一会儿再跟你说。
(DISCOVER) B2 [ T ]发现，撞见，注意到 to discover, see, or realize something, especially someone doing something wrong [ + -ing verb ] He caught her reading his old love letters. 她看他过去的情书时被他撞见了。 If the virus is caught (= discovered) in time, most patients can be successfully treated. 要是能及时发现病毒，大多数患者都可以治愈。 catch someone's attention, imagination, interest, etc.B2 引起…的注意（想象，兴趣等） to make someone notice something and feel interested A ship out at sea caught his attention. 一艘出海的船吸引了他的注意。 Her pictures caught my imagination. 她的照片引起了我的遐想。 One paragraph in particular caught my attention. The history of the area caught the imagination of the poet. Isabel was bending over, looking at something, and I wondered what had caught her interest. A story on the local news caught my interest. be caught without something （尤指在需要的时候）没有，缺乏 to not have something, especially when it is needed He doesn't like to be caught without any biscuits in the house. 他喜欢家里备些饼干。 You don't want to be caught without a face covering when you're out. You don't want to be caught without supplies when you live so far from a supermarket. Wherever I go, I always carry a bottle opener with me. I don't like to be caught without one. I don't like to be caught without a jar of peanut butter in the cupboard. you won't catch someone doing something (or you won't catch someone somewhere) 别指望…会做;…不会做 said to mean that you will certainly not see someone doing a particular thing or in a particular place You won't catch me at work after four o'clock. 别指望我4点以后工作。 You won't catch Carla eating in a cheap restaurant, oh no. 卡拉不可能在便宜的餐馆吃饭，不可能的。 You won't catch Tom wearing his dad's clothes, that's for sure. You won't catch Alice in a gym. You won't catch Will in a pair of slippers. You won't catch me wearing boots like that.
(GET TRANSPORT) A1 [ T ]赶，乘，搭乘（飞机、火车、公共汽车等） to travel or be able to travel on an aircraft, train, bus, etc. He always catches the 10.30 a.m. train to work. 他总是乘上午10点30分的那班火车上班。
(BECOME INFECTED) A2 [ T ]（尤指因感染细菌或病毒）患（病），染（疾） to get an illness, especially one caused by bacteria or a virus catch a cold He caught a cold on holiday. 他度假时患了感冒。 A lot of children in the school caught measles last term. 上学期许多在校的孩子得了麻疹。
(SEE/HEAR) [ T ]听见，听到 to manage to hear or see something, so you understand or remember it I couldn't catch what the announcer said, with all the other noise going on. 这么吵，我听不清播音员在说什么。 Did you catch the car's number plate? (STICK) C2 [ I or T ]（使）挂住，钩住，卡住 to stick somewhere, or to make something stick somewhere The sleeve of my jacket (got) caught on the door handle and ripped. 我的夹克衫的袖子钩在了门把手上，给扯破了。 Her hair got caught (up) in her hairdryer. 她的头发缠在了吹风机上。 (HIT) [ T ]（尤指无意中）撞上，碰上 to hit something, especially without intending to caught in the crossfire Medical teams were caught in the crossfire of the opposing armies. 医疗队陷入了敌军的交叉火力中。 His head caught the edge of the table as he fell. 他摔倒的时候头撞到了桌子边。 (INVOLVE) get caught up in somethingC2 （常指不情愿地）被卷入，陷入 to become involved in something, often without wanting to They were having an argument and somehow I got caught up in it. 他们在争论，不知怎地把我给卷了进去。 The danger is that innocent people will get caught up in it. It's easy to get caught up in the whirlwind of activity. I think we all got caught up in the excitement of the moment. I don't know quite what happened but he got caught up in a brawl outside the bar. I try not to get caught up in the madness. (BREATHE) catch your breathC1 停下来将气喘匀 to pause or rest for a short time until you can breathe comfortably or regularly again I had to stop running to catch my breath. 我跑得喘不上气来，不得不停了下来。 In those days, I could run up several flights of stairs without even stopping to catch my breath. He'd been struggling to catch his breath after leaving the pitchfield. Let me just catch my breath and I'll be with you in a moment. No, no, stop and get your breath. I'll run back to the shops for you. Wait - I just need to get my breath back for a moment. See also: breath (BE TOUCHED BY) catch the sun UK （皮肤）被晒黑 If you have caught the sun, the sun has made your skin a slightly darker brown or red colour. You've caught the sun on the back of your neck. 你脖子后面晒黑了。 You've caught the sun on your nose. I'm feeling a bit sore where I caught the sun. She's caught the sun on the back of her legs. You've caught the sun on your shoulders and they're starting to look a bit pink. You must have been outdoors today - you've really caught the sun. catch the light 被光照射;在光照下闪闪发亮 If something catches the light, a light shines on it and makes it look shiny. She was wearing a spectacular silver gown whose sequins caught the light. His gold rings catch the light as he waves. The gold in her dress shimmered as it caught the light. He shook his head sadly, his silver hair catching the light. Something on the riverbank caught the light and drew my attention. She looked across at me, her glasses suddenly catching the light. (BURN) catch fireB1 着火;失火 to start burning For reasons which are not yet known, the factory caught fire late yesterday evening. 昨晚工厂失火，原因尚不清楚。 Investigators say that an electric heater caught fire while the man was sleeping. A large capacity dryer had caught fire at the hotel, causing $20,000 in damage. A witness reported that the aircraft's left engine had caught fire just seconds after take-off. He blew on the spark until the kindling underneath caught fire. [ I ]开始燃烧;着火 to begin to burn This wood's too wet, the fire won't catch. 木头太湿，点不着。 Idioms catch someone's eyeidiom 引起…的注意，吸引…的目光 to get someone's attention A sudden movement caught my eye. 突然的一动引起了我的注意。 C2 （尤指通过注视）引起注意 to get someone's attention, especially by looking at them I tried to catch the waiter's eye, so we could order. 我努力想引起服务员的注意，这样我们就可以点菜了。 C2 （因为迷人或与众不同而）引人关注，吸引目光 to be attractive or different enough to be noticed by someone It was the unusual colour of his jacket that caught my eye. 他的夹克衫的颜色与众不同，一下就吸引了我的目光。 catch someone nappingidiom informal 使…猝不及防；使…措手不及 If someone is caught napping, something happens to that person that they are not prepared for. The goalkeeper was caught napping and the ball went straight in. 守门员猝不及防，球直入球门。 catch someone red-handedidiom 当场抓获… to discover someone while they are doing something bad or illegal He was caught red-handed taking money from the till. 他从收银机里偷钱时被当场抓获。 catch someone with their pants/trousers downidiom 撞见…做见不得人的事（通常指苟且之事） to discover someone doing something that they want to keep secret, usually something sexual 出其不意，令…措手不及 to ask someone unexpectedly to do or say something that they are not prepared for Phrasal verbs catch onC1 变得流行；变得受欢迎 to become fashionable or popular I wonder if the game will ever catch on with young people? 我想知道这个游戏会不会在年轻人当中流行开来？ C2 informal（尤指很久以后才）理解，领会 to understand, especially after a long time He doesn't take hints very easily, but he'll catch on (to what you're saying) eventually. 他不太会察言观色，不过最终还是会明白（你所说的话）的。 catch someone out 指出…的过失 to show that someone is doing wrong I suspected he wasn't telling me the truth, and one day I caught him out when I found some letters he'd written. 我怀疑他没有告诉我实情，有一天，我发现了他写的一些信后戳穿了他。 耍花招使…出错;诱骗…犯错误 to trick someone into making a mistake The examiner will try to catch you out, so stay calm and think carefully before you speak. 考官会诱导你犯错，所以你要沉着冷静，三思而后言。 置…于困境 to put someone in a difficult situation A lot of people were caught out by the sudden change in the weather. 许多人都被这突如其来的天气变化弄得很狼狈。 catch (someone) upB2 赶上… to reach someone in front of you by going faster than them I ran after her and managed to catch up with her. 我在她后面追，终于赶上了她。 UK Go on to the shops without me, I'll catch you up. 你先去商店吧，我会赶上你的。 catch upC1 达到同样质量（或水平）；赶上 to reach the same quality or standard as someone or something else Will Western industry ever catch up with Japanese innovations? 西方国家的工业会赶上日本的创新吗？ He was off school for a while and is finding it hard to catch up. 他休学了一段时间，现在发现要跟上很吃力。 B2 补做；赶做 to do something you did not have time to do earlier She's staying late at the office to catch up with/on some reports. 她在办公室呆到很晚，赶写几份报告。 B2 了解（或讨论）最新情况 to learn or discuss the latest news Let's go for a coffee - I need to catch up on all the gossip. 我们去喝杯咖啡——我需要了解各种最新的小道消息。 catch someone up on something 让…了解最新情况 to give someone the latest news or information about something Can someone catch me up on the latest developments? 谁能告诉我最新情况？ catch up with someoneC2 （坏事）纠缠住…，给…带来麻烦 If something bad that you have done or that has been happening to you catches up with you, it begins to cause problems for you. His lies will catch up with him one day. 他总有一天会尝到撒谎的苦头。 抓住并惩罚… If people in authority catch up with you, they discover that you have been doing something wrong and often punish you for it. They had been selling stolen cars for years before the police caught up with them. 在被警方抓住之前，他们多年来一直从事贩卖赃车的勾当。 catch noun uk/kætʃ/ us/kætʃ/ (CATCHING STH) [ C ]（鱼的）捕获量 a fish or an amount of fish caught The fishermen were disappointed with their catch that day. 渔夫们不满意当天的收获。 One of my best catches was a big silver salmon. (PROBLEM) [ S ]隐藏的问题；暗藏的不利因素 a hidden problem or disadvantage what's the catch Free food? It sounds too good to be true. What's the catch? 免费食物？这么好的事，不像是真的。这里面有什么蹊跷？ (FASTENING DEVICE) [ C ]（门、窗、包等的）栓，扣，钩 a small device on a door, window, bag, etc. that keeps it fastened (SUITABLE PARTNER) [ C ] informal般配的人；合适的对象 a person who is considered to be very suitable as a romantic or marriage partner My mother considered a doctor to be a good catch. Her new boyfriend's not much of a catch really, is he? 她的新男朋友和她不太般配，是吧？ (STIFFNESS) [ C or U ] Indian English（身体部位）僵硬，强直 a feeling of stiffness in part of your body She would complain of catch in the joints during winter. 冬天的时候她会说自己关节僵硬。 |
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