catch1 /kætʃ/ ●●● S1 W1 verb (past tensepst and past participlepp caught /kɔːt $ kɒːt/) 1 take and hold 接住HOLD a) [intransitiveI, transitiveT]HOLD to get hold of and stop an object such as a ball that is moving through the air 接住〔在空中移动的物体〕 → throw Stephen leapt up and caught the ball in one hand. 斯蒂芬跳起来一手接住了球。
‘Pass me that pen, would you?’ ‘Here you are. Catch!’ “把那支钢笔递给我,好吗?”“给你,接着!”
The kids were throwing and catching a Frisbee down on the beach. 小孩子们在海滩那边抛接飞盘。
b) [transitiveT]HOLD to suddenly take hold of someone or something with your hand 突然抓住 He caught her elbow to steady her. 他一把抓住她的肘部让她站稳。
Miss Perry caught hold of my sleeve and pulled me back. 佩里小姐抓住我的袖子,把我拉了回来。
2 STOP/TRAP somebodyfind/stop SB 抓住某人 [transitiveT] a) CATCHto stop someone after you have been chasing them and not let them get away 抓住,捉住 ‘You can’t catch me!’ she yelled, running away. “你抓不到我的!”她大声叫着跑开了。
b) CATCHto find a criminal or enemy and stop them from escaping 捕获,逮住,抓住〔罪犯或敌人〕 SYN capture State police have launched a massive operation to catch the murderer. 州警方展开了大规模行动抓捕凶手。
If you go back to the city, you’re bound to get caught. 如果你回到城里,肯定会被抓住。
3 see SB doing STH 看到某人在做某事FIND somebody DOING somethingCATCH [transitiveT] to see someone doing something that they did not want you to know they were doing 撞见,发现,当场抓住〔某人正在干不想让你知道的事〕catch somebody doing something I caught him reading my private letters. 我看到他在偷看我的私人信件。
Gemma turned around and caught the stranger looking at her intently. 杰玛转过身来,发现那个陌生人正紧盯着她看。
catch somebody in the act (of doing something) (=catch someone while they are doing something illegal) 当场抓住某人(在做非法之事) The gang was caught in the act of unloading the cigarettes. 那伙人在卸香烟时当场被抓。
He was caught red-handed (=as he was doing something wrong) taking money from the cash register. 他从现金出纳机偷钱时被当场抓住。
catch somebody at it We knew he’d been cheating, but we’d never caught him at it before. 我们知道他一直在做手脚,不过我们以前从未当场抓到过他。
4 illness 疾病 [transitiveT]GET to get an infectious disease 患上〔传染病〕,感染上… Anton caught malaria in Mali, and nearly died. 安东在马里染上疟疾,差点丢了性命。
Many young people are still ignorant about how HIV is caught. 许多年轻人对艾滋病病毒是如何染上的仍然一无所知。
catch something from/off somebody/something Typhoid and cholera are often caught from contaminated water supplies. 伤寒和霍乱通常是经由受污染的水源传播的。
I caught chicken pox off my friend at school. 我从学校里的一个朋友那里传染上了水痘。
catch your death (of cold) British EnglishBrE spoken (=get a very bad cold) 得重感冒 Don’t stand out in the rain. You’ll catch your death. 别站在外面淋雨,你会得重感冒的。
5 catch somebody by surprise, catch somebody off guard, catch somebody napping/unawarescatch somebody off guard, catch somebody napping/unawares catch somebody by surprise (also catch somebody on the hop British EnglishBrE)EXPECT to do something or to happen when someone is not expecting it or prepared for it 使某人吃惊,使某人措手不及 Her question caught him off guard. 她的问题让他措手不及。
6 catch somebody with their pants/trousers down to discover that someone is doing something that they should not be doing or has not done something that they should have done 〔出其不意地做某事〕使某人猝不及防,令某人突陷窘境 He’s not the first politician to be caught with his pants down, and he won’t be the last. 他不是第一个陷入窘境的政客,也不会是最后一个。
7 animal/fish 动物/鱼类 [transitiveT]CATCH to trap an animal or fish by using a trap, net, or hook, or by hunting it 〔用陷阱、网、钩等〕捕捉 Did you catch any fish? 你捕到鱼了吗?
Early settlers caught rabbits and squirrels and even rats in order to survive. 早期移民为了生存而捕食野兔、松鼠,甚至老鼠。
8 catch a train/plane/bus ON TIMEto get on a train, plane etc in order to travel on it, or to be in time to get on a train, plane etc before it leaves 赶上火车/飞机/公共汽车 I caught the 7.15 train to London. 我赶上了7点15分的火车去伦敦。
There’s a train in now. If you run, you’ll just catch it. 现在有一班火车,如果你跑过去正好能赶上。
I have to hurry – I have a bus to catch. 我得赶紧了,我要赶一班公共汽车。
catch a train/plane/bus• I should be able to catch the 12:05 train.• I could catch a bus back into town.• After the debate, they dined on hamburgers and talked sports at a local joint before catching a train back to Washington.• They returned to their hotel, packed their bags, and left for Penn Station to catch a train for Washington.• Kevin catches the bus home on Mondays and Wednesdays.• He caught a plane last night.• Peter arranged a taxi to Victoria for me to catch a train to Gatwick and the last flight to Edinburgh.• Chris and Patrick had caught a train to London and taken a taxi straight to Richie's flat.• Maybe she had caught a train to New Rochelle.• The second time I caught a bus to the coast. 9 not miss SB/STH 未错过某人/某物BE IN TIME [transitiveT]TCM to not be too late to do something, see something, talk to someone etc 及时赶上 OPP miss I managed to catch her just as she was leaving. 我就在她正要走时赶上了她。
I just caught the last few minutes of the documentary. 我只赶上了这部纪录片的最后几分钟。
Tumours like these can be treated quite easily if they’re caught early enough. 这类肿瘤只要及早发现,就很容易治好。
catch the post British EnglishBrE (=post letters in time for them to be collected that day) 赶上邮局的收信时间
10 get stuck 被卡住 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]NOT MOVING if your hand, finger, clothing etc catches or is caught in something, it gets stuck in it accidentally (被)夹住;(被)卡住;(被)钩住 His overalls caught in the engine. 他的工作服卡在引擎里了。
Her microphone was forever getting caught on her clothes. 她的麦克风老是被衣服钩住。
11 catch somebody’s attention/interest/imagination etc NOTICEto make you notice something and feel interested in it 引起某人的注意/兴趣/想象等 Lucie whistled sharply to catch the other girl’s attention. 露西尖声地吹口哨以引起另外那个女孩的注意。
This is a story that will catch the imagination of every child. 这个故事会激发每一个孩子的想象力。
12 not catch something HEAR spoken to not hear or understand what someone says 没听到某事,没听清某事;没听懂某事 I’m afraid I didn’t catch your name. 不好意思,我没听清你的名字。
13 hear 听到 [transitiveT] to manage to hear a sound 听到,听见 I caught the muffled thud of a car door slamming in the street. 我听到街上一声闷响,是一辆汽车关门的声音。
► see thesaurus at hear 14 catch you later spoken used to say goodbye 再见 ‘I’ll give you a call in a couple of days.’ ‘Okay. Catch you later.’ “我过几天给你电话。”“好的,再见。”
catch you later• Okay, Randy, catch you later. 15 do/see STH 做/看见某事 [transitiveT] spoken especially American EnglishAmE to go somewhere in order to do or see something 去做〔某事〕;去看〔某物〕 We could catch a movie (=go to a movie). 我们可以去看一场电影。
M Records caught his act and signed him immediately. 唱片公司看了他的表演后当即和他签约。
16 catch a ride American EnglishAmE spoken to go somewhere in someone else’s car 搭便车 I caught a ride as far as Columbus. 我搭便车一直到了哥伦布。
catch a ride• I caught a ride as far as Columbus, then hitched to Athens.• The next morning, all bandaged up, I stuck out my thumb and caught a ride to Tay Ninh.• Can I catch a ride with you?• Maybe I should call her and catch a ride with you. 17 you won’t catch me doing something (also you won’t catch me somewhere) spokenNEVER used to say that you would never do something 别指望我会做某事,我不可能做某事 I love dancing but you won’t catch me being the first on the dance floor! 我很喜欢跳舞,但我决不会第一个走进舞池!
you won’t catch me doing something• You won't catch me ironing his shirts! 18 catch it PUNISH informal to be punished by someone such as a parent or teacher because you have done something wrong 受罚,挨骂 You’ll catch it if Dad finds out. 如果给爸爸发现的话你会受罚的。
19 catch a glimpse of somebody/something to see someone or something for a very short time 看一眼某人/某物 Fans waited for hours at the airport to catch a glimpse of their idol. 歌迷们在机场等候多时,想一睹偶像的风采。
catch a glimpse of somebody/something• He caught a glimpse of a pinup calendar above a dressing table, some bars of Lifebuoy soap.• In the warm yellow light of the dining car windows I caught a glimpse of a woman raising a wine glass.• Back on the main road, Robert caught a glimpse of Aziz the janitor.• Many had waited for hours to catch a glimpse of him.• Sometimes I had caught glimpses of his shadow on the wall.• As they rode cautiously along, Fenella caught glimpses of movement in between the trees.• As she turned to go, Baby Suggs caught a glimpse of some-thing dark on the bed sheet.• This year it is different, and well worth catching a glimpse of the latest from the world's car makers. 20 catch sight of somebody/something to suddenly see someone or something that you have been looking for or have been hoping to see 忽然看到〔一直在寻找或希望看到的〕某人/某物 I caught sight of her in the crowd. 我在人群里看到了她。
21 describe well 成功描述 [transitiveT]DESCRIBE to show or describe the character or quality of something well in a picture, piece of writing etc 〔图画、文章等〕成功地展现[描述] SYN capture a novel that catches the mood of post-war Britain 成功刻画了英国战后气氛的一部小说
22 BURNburn 燃烧 a) catch fireBURN if something catches fire, it starts to burn accidentally 着火 Two farm workers died when a barn caught fire. 谷仓失火,两名农场工人死亡。
b) [intransitiveI]BURN if a fire catches, it starts to burn 点着,开始燃烧 For some reason the charcoal wasn’t catching. 不知怎的,木炭点不着。
23 catch somebody’s eye a) to attract someone’s attention and make them look at something 吸引某人的注意 Out on the freeway, a billboard caught his eye. 在高速公路上,一块大广告牌吸引了他的注意。
b) to look at someone at the same moment that they are looking at you 遇到某人的目光 Every time she caught his eye, she would glance away embarrassed. 每次遇到他的目光,她都会窘迫地往别处看。
catch somebody’s eye• All of a sudden, something red caught Barb's eye.• I was walking through the market when a beautiful dress caught my eye.• I caught Ben's eye in the rear-view mirror and knew what he was thinking.• Wright caught the eye of filmmaker Spike Lee, who featured him in a jeans commercial. 24 catch yourself doing something REALIZEto suddenly realize you are doing something 突然意识到自己在做某事 Standing there listening to the song, he caught himself smiling from ear to ear. 他站在那里听着那首歌,忽然发觉自己在咧着嘴笑。
25 hit 击打 [transitiveT]HIT to hit someone in or on a particular part of their body 击中,打到 The punch caught him right in the face. 这一拳正好打在他的脸上。
26 be/get caught in/without etc something DIFFICULTto be in a situation that you cannot easily get out of or in which you do not have something you need 处于困境/缺少某物等 We got caught in a rainstorm on the way here. 过来的路上我们遇到了暴风雨。
Here’s a useful tip if you’re caught without a mirror. 如果你没有镜子,这是个有用的方法。
27 catch your breath a) PAUSEto pause for a moment after a lot of physical effort in order to breathe normally again 歇口气,缓口气 Hang on a minute – let me catch my breath! 稍等一下,让我歇口气!
c) to take some time to stop and think about what you will do next after having been very busy or active 〔忙碌之后〕停歇思考一下 It was an enforced absence from work, but at least it gave me a little time to catch my breath before the final push. 我是迫不得已没去上班,但是这至少给了我一点时间,让我在作最后冲刺之前可以喘口气。
catch your breath• And then history paused, just to catch its breath.• Busacher slumped into the passenger seat and sat catching his breath.• I said, falling on to a chair, trying to catch my breath.• She could hear Moxie catching her breath.• The slow movement of this performance is particularly fine, with pianissimos that have you catching your breath.• Both waders immediately filled and I caught my breath as freezing April waters began to stimulate sensitive nether regions.• Tokyo stocks fell Monday as investors caught their breath following a strong advance over the two previous sessions.• She caught her breath in fear, holding it until the answer came.
28 container 容器 [transitiveT]KEEP/STORE if a container catches liquid, it is in a position where the liquid falls into it 接住,盛住〔液体〕 Place the baking sheet under the muffin pan to catch the drips. 把烘烤盘放在松饼锅下面接住滴落的油。
29 shine 照射 [transitiveT]SHINY if the light catches something or if something catches the light, the light shines on it 照在;受…的照射 The sunlight caught her hair and turned it to gold. 阳光照在她的头发上,把它染成了金色。
31 wind 风 [transitiveT] if something catches the wind or the wind catches something, it blows on it 截住〔风〕,受〔风〕 Gary swung the sail round to catch the light wind. 加里把帆转过来使它迎着微风。
32 sport 体育运动SPORT a) [transitiveT]DSC to end a player’s innings in cricket by catching the ball that is hit off their bat before it touches the ground 〔板球未着地前〕接住球使〔击球手〕出局 THESAURUS – Meaning 2: catch to stop someone who is trying to escape, especially by running after them and then holding them 逮住,抓住〔试图逃跑的人〕He raced after her, but he couldn’t catch her. 他在她后面拼命地追,但是抓不住她。
The police caught the bank robbers after a car chase through the city. 警察在城里进行一场汽车追逐战后抓住了银行劫匪。
arrest if the police arrest someone, they take him or her to a police station because they think that person has done something illegal 逮捕,拘捕Wayne was arrested for dangerous driving. 韦恩因危险驾驶而被捕。
The police arrested him and charged him with murder. 警方拘捕了他,并控告他犯有谋杀罪。
apprehend formal if the police apprehend someone they think has done something illegal, they catch him or her 拘捕,拘押The two men were later apprehended after they robbed another store. 那两名男子后来因为又抢劫一家商店而被拘捕。
The killers were never apprehended. 那些凶手一直未被捉拿归案。
nAll of the kidnappers were apprehended and convicted.
capture to catch an enemy or a criminal in order to keep them as a prisoner 俘虏〔敌人〕;捕获〔罪犯〕The French king was captured by the English at the Battle of Poitiers in 1356. 1356年,法国国王在普瓦捷战役中被英国人俘虏。
The gunmen were finally captured after a shoot-out with the police. 持枪歹徒与警方进行了一场枪战后终被擒获。
take somebody prisoner to catch someone, especially in a war, in order to keep them as a prisoner 〔尤指在战争中〕俘虏〔某人〕350 soldiers were killed and another 300 taken prisoner. 350名士兵战死,另有300名被俘。
nEllison was taken prisoner by the Germans during the retreat to Dunkirk.
trap to make someone go to a place from which they cannot escape, especially by using your skill and intelligence 〔尤指用巧计〕把…逼进,迫使…进入Police trapped the man inside a bar on the city’s southside. 警方在城市南区的一个酒吧里堵住了那名男子。
corner to force someone into a place from which they cannot escape 把…困住,把…逼入困境He was cornered outside the school by three gang members. 他在学校外面被3名匪徒堵住了。
33 catch at something phrasal verbphr v HOLDto try to take hold of something 试图抓住 She caught at his arm, ‘Hang on. I’m coming with you.’ 她伸手去抓住他的手臂:“等一下,我和你一起去。”
catch at • In this way there is less chance of being caught at a disadvantage or being ambushed by circumstances.• But the presence of a lot of barbel is not the only reason why large numbers can be caught at a sitting.• She heard him catch at air, and cough up the last slime of the river.• Such small tumors are often caught at an earlier, more curable stage.• But it is not only trout that I have caught at Coldingham.• He had merely been caught at it, that was all, or half way caught at it.• He completed passes to nine different Seahawks, with seven of them catching at least two.• It works so well at San Pablo that more trout are stocked and caught at this lake than any other in California. 34 catch on phrasal verbphr v a) POPULARto become popular and fashionable 流行 The idea of glasses being a fashion item has been slow to catch on. 眼镜成为一种时尚之物的概念很久才流行开来。
b) UNDERSTANDto begin to understand or realize something (开始)明白,意识到 to It was a long time before the police caught on to what he was really doing. 过了很久警方才明白过来他究竟在干什么。
catch on• Thomas isn't catching on as quickly as some of the other children.• She catches on fast and will soon be promoted.• It took Jennifer a long time to catch on to the fact that Mary was taking advantage of her. catch to• It's not that hard, once you catch on to it.• The film has its rough patches: particularly the implausible speed with which Jeanne catches on to something being amiss with Mika.• But by the second year of high school I caught on to taking the good teachers.• Patients catch on to the criterion after a short while and soon are hearing a yes after each card.• Ham it up, as much as you like-the children will soon catch on to the fun.• And lots of people have caught on to this.• Then I caught on to what it was the guy was saying.• Perhaps because a psychologist might have caught on to what this was all about-and too soon to suit Hari Seldon.• When Laughton caught on to what was going on, he became paranoid and refused to work. 35 catch somebody out phrasal verbphr v a) MISTAKEto make someone make a mistake, especially deliberately and in order to prove that they are lying 识破〔错误〕,故意使〔某人〕犯错〔尤为证明某人撒谎〕 The interviewer may try to catch you out. 考官可能会诱使你犯错。
b) READYif something unexpected catches you out, it puts you in a difficult situation because you were not expecting it or not fully prepared for it 使遭遇意外 Even the best whitewater rafters get caught out by the fierce rapids here. 即使是最优秀的激流泛舟者也会在这汹涌的水流中遇险。
catch out• Anyone caught visiting the Bookman during these was automatically punished and he kept swapping them around to try and catch people out.• Porfiry uses them to try and catch Raskolnikov out.• Some of the old inspectors tried to catch you out.• The Corporal fired questions at me, all the time trying to catch me out.• But they are there, waiting to catch you out and to make you ill.• Once, when dusk caught us miles out in the country, an old couple took us in for the night.• A: You try and catch me out, Mr Vansitart.• Jody is following the ball, but she catches Red out of the corner of her eye. 36 catch up phrasal verbphr v a) IMPROVEto improve and reach the same standard as other people in your class, group etc 赶上〔同班、同组等其他人的水平〕 If you miss a lot of classes, it’s very difficult to catch up. 如果你缺课很多,就很难赶上。
with At the moment our technology is more advanced, but other countries are catching up with us. 目前我们的技术比较先进,但其他国家正在赶上来。
b) CATCHto come from behind and reach someone in front of you by going faster 追上,赶上〔前面的人〕 with Drive faster – they’re catching up with us. 开快点,他们要赶上我们了。
catch somebody up British EnglishBrE You go on ahead. I’ll catch you up in a minute. 你先走,我稍后就追上你。
c) NOWto do what needs to be done because you have not been able to do it until now 赶做,补做 on I have some work to catch up on. 我还有一些工作要赶着做。
I need to catch up on some sleep (=after a period without enough sleep). 我需要补充些睡眠。
d) to spend time finding out what has been happening while you have been away or during the time you have not seen someone 打听〔不在时所发生的事情〕;别后叙谈 on When I got home I phoned Jo to catch up on all the gossip. 我回家后就给乔打电话,打听所有的小道消息。
I’ll leave you two alone – I’m sure you’ve got a lot of catching up to do. 我走开让你们俩单独待着吧,你们肯定有很多话要说。
e) be/get caught up in somethingTAKE PART/BE INVOLVED to be or get involved in something, especially something bad 卷入某事,陷入某事〔尤指坏事〕 I didn’t want to get caught up in endless petty arguments. 我可不想卷入这无休止的鸡毛蒜皮的争吵中。
catch with• So let's catch up with all the action as we go spinning the globe.• The dinner was a pleasant opportunity for members to catch up with each other's news.• I wanted to catch up with him.• And I would have to hurry to catch up with it.• Latecomers hurriedly kneel and bow, trying to catch up with the group prayer in progress.• From the blurred picture you can see the vital point when the clubhead is catching up with the hands.• It is a day for household chores, for cleaning and scrubbing, or to catch up with their religious studies.
catch on• Many slump into seats, some catching up on a little sleep before the day begins.• Britain's Ellen MacArthur, in second place, reported that she had been catching up on a lot of lost sleep.• Although the commute takes 80 minutes by mass transit, he uses the time to catch up on his reading.• We were rescued by Truc who had again been trying to catch up on his sleep farther down the open carriage.• To catch up on news and gossip.• Well Zoe Muir decided to catch up on the progress of our other volunteer, Katy Clark.• Already, statistics were catching up on them.• This is a time to catch up on urgent paperwork and swap stories with colleagues about the events of the day.
37 catch up with somebody phrasal verbphr v a) CATCHto finally find someone who has been doing something illegal and punish them 〔终于〕抓住并惩罚〔某人〕 It took six years for the law to catch up with them. 用了六年时间才将他们绳之以法。
b) AVOIDif something bad from the past catches up with you, you cannot avoid dealing with it any longer 〔过去的坏事〕缠身,找上门来算账 At the end of the movie his murky past catches up with him. 在电影结尾,他还是摆脱不了那不清白的过去。