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*catch¹ /kætʃ; kætʃ/
v caught /kɔt; kɔːt/, caught, catching
1 [T] if the police catch someone who has done something illegal, they find them and stop them from escaping 抓住，逮住〔罪犯〕:
The police have caught the man suspected of the murder. 警方逮捕了那起谋杀案的嫌疑犯。
2 [T] to stop someone from escaping by running after them and holding them 捉住，截住〔某人〕:
He was too fat and slow to catch the little boy. 他又胖又慢，捉不到那个小男孩。
3 [T] to get hold of and stop something that is moving through the air 接住，抓住〔在空中飞行之物〕:
Throw the ball to Tom and see if he can catch it. 把球扔给汤姆，看他是否能接住。
4 [T] if a moving object catches you, it hits you 〔移动的物体〕撞到〔某人〕
5 [I,T] to become accidentally stuck to something, or to make something do this （被）卡住; （被）钩住; （被）缠住; （被）夹住:
His shirt caught on the fence and tore. 他的衬衫钩在篱笆上撕破了。
6 be caught in/without etc to be unable to avoid an unpleasant situation 因遇上…/因缺少…而处于困境:
We were caught in the rain. 我们被雨淋了。
7 [T] to see someone doing something wrong 撞见，发现〔某人正在干坏事〕:
catch sb doing sth I caught him looking through my files. 我撞见他正在翻阅我的文件。
catch sb red-handed (=to see someone at the moment they are doing something wrong) 当场发现某人在做坏事
8 to suddenly see someone or something for a moment 〔短暂地〕见到〔某人或某物〕:
I caught sight of Luisa in the crowd. 我在人群中看见了路易莎。
9 catch sb's eye to make someone notice something 引起某人注意:
bright colours that catch the eye 惹人注目的鲜艳色彩
10 [T] to get an illness 患〔病〕:
Put your coat on! You don't want to catch a cold! 穿上外套！ 你不想得感冒吧！
11 catch a bus/train etc to get on a bus, train etc 赶上公共汽车/火车等:
I catch the 7.30 train every morning. 我每天早上都赶 7 点 30 分的火车。
12 [T] to not be too late to do something, talk to someone etc 赶得及〔做某事〕:
If you hurry you might catch her before she leaves. 如果你赶快的话，你可能在她离开之前赶上她。
13 [T] if the light catches an object or if the object catches the light, light shines on it and makes it look bright 照射于; 受光线的照射
14 catch fire to start burning, especially accidentally 着火
15 not catch sth to not hear or understand something clearly 未听清楚某事; 未弄明白某事:
I'm sorry, I didn't catch your name. 对不起，我没听清楚你的名字。
16 catch the sun if someone has caught the sun, their skin looks a little red or brown because of the effect of the sun's light 皮肤被晒红
catch on1 to begin to understand something （开始）明白，了解到:
Explain the rules to Zoë — she catches on fast. 把规则解释给佐伊听 — 她理解得很快。
2 if an activity or style catches on, it becomes popular 流行，风行
catch sb ↔ out
BrE to make someone make a mistake, especially by asking them a question they cannot answer 【英】 〔尤指通过提某人答不出的问题〕使〔某人〕出错:
She tried to catch me out by asking me where I'd first met her husband. 她问我初次见到她丈夫是在哪里，想借此难倒我。
catch up
1 to come up from behind someone or something and reach the same point 追上，赶上〔某人或某事物〕:
+ with I had to run to catch up with her. 我必须跑步才能赶上她。
2 to reach the same standard or level as someone or something else 赶上〔某人、某物的水平或程度〕:
+ with At first he was bottom of the class, but he soon caught up. 起初他在班里成绩排在末尾，但很快就赶上来了。
catch up on sth
to do something that you have not yet had time to do 赶做〔之前没时间做的事〕:
I need to catch up on some sleep this weekend. 这个周末我需要补一些睡眠。
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