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catch

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catch1 /kætʃ/ ●●● S1 W1 verb (past tensepst and past participlepp caught /kɔːt $ kɒːt/)  
1 catch.jpg 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。
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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
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
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
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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
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
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
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
13 hear 听到 [transitiveT] to manage to hear a sound 听到,听见
14 catch you later spoken used to say goodbye 再见
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15 do/see STH/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〕
16 catch a ride American EnglishAmE spoken to go somewhere in someone else’s car 搭便车
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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
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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
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19 catch a glimpse of somebody/something to see someone or something for a very short time 看一眼某人/某物
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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
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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
22 BURNburn 燃烧
23 catch somebody’s eye 
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24 catch yourself doing something REALIZEto suddenly realize you are doing something 突然意识到自己在做某事
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25 hit 击打 [transitiveT]HIT to hit someone in or on a particular part of their body 击中,打到
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
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27 catch your breath 
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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〕
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
30 catch the sun informalMI if you catch the sun, your skin becomes red and sometimes sore because of the effects of sunlight 皮肤被晒红[]
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31 wind [transitiveT] if something catches the wind or the wind catches something, it blows on it 截住〔风〕,受〔风〕
32 sport 体育运动SPORT
THESAURUSMeaning 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 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。
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Related topics: Daily life, Games
catch2 ●●○ noun  
1 [countableC]HOLD an act of catching a ball that has been thrown or hit 接球(动作)
2 [countableC usually singular] informalPROBLEM a hidden problem or difficulty 陷阱,隐患,圈套,诡计
3. [countableC]D a hook or something similar for fastening a door or lid and keeping it shut 锁钩;挂钩,吊扣
4. [countableC]TA a quantity of fish that has been caught at one time 〔一次的〕捕鱼量
5 [uncountableU]DG a simple game in which two or more people throw a ball to each other 接球游戏
6 a catch in your voice/throat a short pause that you make when you are speaking, because you feel upset or are beginning to cry 声音/喉咙哽咽,哽塞
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7. a (good) catch MARRYWANTsomeone who is a good person to have a relationship with or to marry because they are rich, attractive etc – often used humorously 理想的对象,理想的配偶〔指富有、漂亮的对象,常为幽默用法〕
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From Longman Business Dictionary
catchcatch /kætʃ/ verb (past tensepst and past participlepp caught /kɔːtkɒːt/) [transitiveT]
1be caught in something to be in a situation that is difficult to escape from
The government is caught in the middle of the dispute.
The yen was caught in a downward spiral.
2catch somebody by surprise/off guard etc British EnglishBrE to happen when you are not expecting it or not ready to deal with it
The sharp turn in share prices caught many investors by surprise.
Many oil companies were caught flatfooted when oil prices fell sharply with the start of the Gulf War.
3catch a cold British EnglishBrE informal if a business catches a cold, it begins to have financial problems
With the economic downturn, the recruitment industry will catch a cold.
Origin catch1
(1100-1200) Old North French cachier to hunt, from Vulgar Latin captiare, from Latin captare to try to catch, from capere to take

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