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🔑 catch BrE /kætʃ / NAmE /kætʃ / verb present simple - I / you / we / they catch BrE /kætʃ / NAmE /kætʃ / present simple - he / she / it catches BrE /ˈkætʃɪz / NAmE /ˈkætʃɪz / past simple caught BrE /kɔːt / NAmE /kɔːt / past participle caught BrE /kɔːt / NAmE /kɔːt / -ing form catching BrE /ˈkætʃɪŋ / NAmE /ˈkætʃɪŋ / ➤ hold 接住 🔑 [ T , I ] ~ (sth )to stop and hold a moving object , especially in your hands ◆ She managed to catch the keys as they fell . ◆ 'Throw me over that towel , will you ?' 'OK . Catch !' ◆ The dog caught the stick in its mouth . 🔑 [ T ] ~ sth to hold a liquid when it falls ◆ The roof was leaking and I had to use a bucket to catch the drips . 🔑 [ T ] ~ sb /sth (+ adv ./prep .) to take hold of sb /sth ◆ He caught hold of her arm as she tried to push past him . ➤ capture 捉住 🔑 [ T ] ~ sb /sth to capture a person or an animal that tries or would try to escape ◆ The murderer was never caught . ◆ Our cat is hopeless at catching mice . ◆ How many fish did you catch ? ➤ sb doing sth 某人正做某事 🔑 [ T ] to find or discover sb doing sth , especially sth wrong ◆ ~ sb doing sth I caught her smoking in the bathroom . ◆ You wouldn't catch me working (= I would never work on a Sunday ! ◆ ~ yourself doing sth She caught herself wondering whether she had made a mistake . ◆ ~ sb + adv ./prep . He was caught with bomb -making equipment in his home . ◆ Mark walked in and caught them at it (= in the act of doing sth wrong . ◆ thieves caught in the act ◆ You've caught me at a bad time (= at a time when I am busy . ➤ bus /train /plane 公共汽车；火车；飞机 🔑 [ T ] ~ sth to be in time for a bus , train , plane , etc . and get on it ◆ We caught the 12 .15 from Oxford . ◆ I must go —I have a train to catch . ➤ be in time 及时 [ T ] ~ sb /sth to be in time to do sth , talk to sb , etc . ◆ I caught him just as he was leaving the building . ◆ I was hoping to catch you at home (= to telephone you at home when you were there . ◆ The illness can be treated provided it's caught (= discovered early enough . ◆ (BrE to catch the post (= post letters before the box is emptied ◆ (BrE informal Bye for now ! I'll catch you later (= speak to you again later . ➤ see /hear 看见；听到 [ T ] ~ sth (informal especially NAmE to see or hear sth ; to attend sth ◆ Let's eat now and maybe we could catch a movie later . see spot ⬥ catch ⬥ glimpse These words all mean to become aware of sb/sth by using your eyes, especially suddenly or when it is not easy to see them/it. 以上各词均含看见、见到、看出之义，尤指突然发现或注意到。
see to become aware of sb/sth by using your eyes 指看见、见到、看出 ： ◆ She looked for him but couldn't see him in the crowd. 她在人群里找来找去，但没看见他。 ◆ He could see (that) she had been crying. 他看得出她哭过。 spot to see or notice sb/sth, especially suddenly or when they are not easy to see or notice 指看见、看出，尤指突然发现或注意到 ： ◆ I've just spotted a mistake on the front cover. 我刚才在封面上发现了一处错误。 catch to see or notice sth for a moment, but not clearly or completely 指瞥见、察觉 ： ◆ She caught sight of a car in the distance. 她瞥见远处有一辆车。 ◆ He caught a glimpse of himself in the mirror. 他看了一眼镜子中的自己。 glimpse (literary to see sb/sth for a moment, but not clearly or completely 指瞥见、看一眼 ：◆ He'd glimpsed her through the window as he passed. 他路过时透过窗户瞥见了她。 Patterns to see/spot that/how/what/where/who… to suddenly see/spot/catch/glimpse sb/sth ➤ happen unexpectedly 意外地发生 🔑 [ T ] ~ sb to happen unexpectedly and put sb in a difficult situation ◆ His arrival caught me by surprise . ◆ She got caught in a thunderstorm . ➤ illness 疾病 🔑 [ T ] to get an illness ◆ ~ sth to catch measles ◆ ~ sth from sb I think I must have caught this cold from you . ➤ become stuck 被缠住 🔑 [ I , T ] to become stuck in or on sth ; to make sth become stuck ◆ ~ (in /on sth )Her dress caught on a nail . ◆ ~ sth (in /on sth )He caught his thumb in the door . ➤ hit 打 [ T ] to hit sb /sth ◆ ~ sb /sth + adv ./prep . The stone caught him on the side of the head . ◆ ~ sb sth + adv ./prep . She caught him a blow on the chin . ➤ notice 注意到 [ T ] ~ sth to notice sth only for a moment ◆ She caught sight of a car in the distance . ◆ He caught a glimpse of himself in the mirror . ◆ I caught a look of surprise on her face . ◆ He caught a whiff of her perfume . ➤ hear /understand 听见；理解 🔑 [ T ] ~ sth to hear or understand sth ◆ Sorry , I didn't quite catch what you said . ➤ interest 兴趣 🔑 [ T ] ~ sb's interest , imagination , attention , etc .if sth catches your interest , etc ., you notice it and feel interested in it ➤ show accurately 逼真地显示 [ T ] ~ sth to show or describe sth accurately SYN capture ◆ The artist has caught her smile perfectly . ➤ light 光 [ T ] ~ sth if sth catches the light or the light catches it , the light shines on it and makes it shine too ◆ The knife gleamed as it caught the light . ➤ the sun 太阳 [ T ] ~ the sun (informal if you catch the sun , you become red or brown because of spending time in the sun ➤ burn 燃烧 [ T , I ] ~ (fire )to begin to burn ◆ The wooden rafters caught fire . ◆ These logs are wet : they won't catch . ➤ in cricket 板球 [ T ] ~ sb to make a player unable to continue batting by catching the ball they have hit before it touches the ground ● catch your ˈbreath to stop breathing for a moment because of fear , shock , etc . to breathe normally again after running or doing some tiring exercise ● catch your ˈdeath (of ˈcold )(old-fashioned informal to catch a very bad cold ● catch sb's ˈeye to attract sb's attention ◆ Can you catch the waiter's eye ? ● ˈcatch it (BrE (NAmE catch ˈhell ˈget it (informal to be punished or spoken to angrily about sth ◆ If your dad finds out you'll really catch it ! ● catch sb ˈnapping to get an advantage over sb by doing sth when they are not expecting it and not ready for it ● catch sb on the ˈhop (informal to surprise sb by doing sth when they are not expecting it and not ready for it ● catch sb red -ˈhanded to catch sb in the act of doing sth wrong or committing a crime ● catch sb with their ˈpants down (BrE also catch sb with their ˈtrousers down (informal to arrive or do sth when sb is not expecting it and not ready , especially when they are in an embarrassing situation ● (catch /throw sb ) off ˈbalance to make sb /sth unsteady and in danger of falling ◆ I was thrown off balance by the sudden gust of wind . to make sb surprised and no longer calm ◆ The senator was clearly caught off balance by the unexpected question . ● be (caught ) in a cleft ˈstick to be in a difficult situation when any action you take will have bad results ● the ˌearly bird catches the ˈworm (saying the person who takes the opportunity to do sth before other people will have an advantage over them ● catch /take sb's ˈfancy to attract or please sb ◆ She looked through the hotel advertisements until one of them caught her fancy . ● catch /touch sb on the ˈraw (BrE to upset sb by reminding them of sth they are particularly sensitive about ● (caught /stuck ) between a ˌrock and a ˈhard place in a situation where you have to choose between two things , both of which are unpleasant ● be caught ˈshort (BrE also be taken ˈshort (BrE informal to suddenly feel an urgent need to go to the toilet /bathroom to be put at a disadvantage ● ˈcatch at sth = clutch/catch at sth/sb ● ˌcatch ˈon to become popular or fashionable ◆ He invented a new game , but it never really caught on . ● ˌcatch ˈon (to sth )(informal to understand sth ◆ He is very quick to catch on to things . ● ˌcatch sb ˈout to surprise sb and put them in a difficult position ◆ Many investors were caught out by the fall in share prices . to show that sb does not know much or is doing sth wrong ◆ They tried to catch her out with a difficult question . ● ˌcatch ˈup on sth to spend extra time doing sth because you have not done it earlier ◆ I have a lot of work to catch up on . (also ˌcatch ˈup to find out about things that have happened ◆ We spent the evening catching up (on each other's news ). ● be /get ˌcaught ˈup in sth to become involved in sth , especially when you do not want to be ◆ Innocent passers -by got caught up in the riots . ● ˌcatch ˈup (with sb )(BrE also ˌcatch sb ˈup 🔑 to reach sb who is ahead by going faster ◆ Go on ahead . I'll catch up with you . ◆ I'll catch you up . 🔑 to reach the same level or standard as sb who was better or more advanced ◆ After missing a term through illness he had to work hard to catch up with the others . ● ˌcatch ˈup with sb to finally start to cause problems for sb after they have managed to avoid this for some time ◆ She was terrified that one day her past problems would catch up with her . if the police or authorities catch up with sb , they find and punish them after some time ◆ The law caught up with him years later when he had moved to Spain . 🔑 catch BrE /kætʃ / NAmE /kætʃ / noun ➤ of ball 球 [ C ] an act of catching sth , for example a ball ◆ to make a catch ➤ amount caught 捕获量 [ C ] the total amount of things that are caught ◆ a huge catch of fish ➤ fastening 固着装置 [ C ] a device used for fastening sth ◆ a catch on the door ◆ safety catches for the windows ➤ difficulty 困难 [ C , usually sing. ] (informal a hidden difficulty or disadvantage ◆ All that money for two hours' work —what's the catch ? ➤ child's game 儿童游戏 [ U ] a child's game in which two people throw a ball to each other ➤ person 人 [ sing. ] (old-fashioned a person that other people see as a good person to marry , employ , etc . ● (a ) catch -22 ● a catch -22 situation (informal a 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 ◆ I can't get a job because I haven't got anywhere to live but I can't afford a place to live until I get a job —it's a catch -22 situation .
