catch是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 to take hold of something, especially something that is moving through the air -- 抓住，接住

  • 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. 我們看到老鷹從空中猛撲下去抓捕獵物。

  • Our dog ran past me and out of the house before I could catch it. 我們的狗從我身邊跑過，我沒抓住，讓它跑出了屋子。

  • He caught hold of my arm. 他一把抓住了我的胳膊。

  • We placed saucepans on the floor to catch (= collect) the drops of water coming through the roof. 我們把平底鍋放在地上接屋頂漏下的水。

  • UK The batsman was caught (out) (= someone in the other team caught the ball when he hit it). 打擊手擊出的球被接住了。

• 1 to find and stop a person or animal that is trying to escape -- 逮住，捉住

  • Great pressure was put on the police to catch the terrorists as soon as possible. 警方面臨著很大的壓力，要盡早抓獲恐怖分子。

  • [ + -ing verb ] Two armed men were caught trying to cross the frontier at night. 兩名武裝分子企圖在夜間越境時被抓獲。

  • They were happy because they had caught a lot of fish that day. 那天他們很高興，因為抓到了很多魚。

  • figurative I can see you're busy right now, so I'll catch you (= speak to you) later. 看得出你現在很忙，過一會兒再跟你說。

• 2 to discover, see, or realize something, especially someone doing something wrong -- 發現，撞見，注意到

  • [ + -ing verb ] He caught her reading his old love letters. 她看他過去的情書時被他撞見了。

  • If the virus is caught (= discovered) in time, most patients can be successfully treated. 要是能及時發現病毒，大多數病患都可以治癒。

  • I caught sight of/caught a glimpse of (= saw for a moment) a red coat in the crowd. 我在人群中看到／瞥見一個穿紅色外套的人。

  • 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。

  • He doesn't like to be caught without any biscuits in the house. 他喜歡家裡備些餅乾。

  • You won't catch me at work after four o'clock. 別指望我四點以後工作。

  • You won't catch Carla eating in a cheap restaurant, oh no. 卡拉不可能在便宜的餐館吃飯，不可能的。

• 3 to travel or be able to travel on an aircraft, train, bus, etc. -- 趕，乘，搭乘（飛機、火車、公共汽車等）

  • He always catches the 10.30 a.m. train to work. 他總是乘上午10點30分的那班火車上班。

  • She was worried that she'd arrive too late to catch the last bus home. 她擔心到得太晚，趕不上回家的末班車。

• 4 to get an illness, especially one caused by bacteria or a virus -- （尤指因感染細菌或病毒）罹患（病），染（疾）

  • He caught a cold on holiday. 他度假時感冒了。

  • A lot of children in the school caught measles last term. 上學期許多在校的孩子得了麻疹。

• 5 to stick somewhere, or to make something stick somewhere -- （使）掛住，鉤住，卡住

  • The sleeve of my jacket (got) caught on the door handle and ripped. 我的夾克衫的袖子鉤在門把手上，給扯破了。

  • Her hair got caught (up) in her hairdryer. 她的頭髮纏在了吹風機上。

• 6 to manage to be in time to see or do something -- 及時趕上

  • I went home early to catch the beginning of the programme. 為了看到節目的開頭，我就稍微早了一點回家。

  • You'll have to run if you want to catch the post (= send a letter before the post has been collected). 要是你想趕得上寄信，就得趕緊了。

• 7 to manage to hear something -- 聽見，聽到

  • I couldn't catch what the announcer said, with all the other noise going on. 這麼吵，我聽不清播音員在說甚麼。

• 8 to hit something, especially without intending to -- （尤指無意中）撞上，碰上

  • His head caught the edge of the table as he fell. 他摔倒的時候頭撞到了桌子邊。

  • Medical teams were caught in the crossfire of the opposing armies. 醫療隊陷入了敵軍的交叉火力中。

• 9 to become involved in something, often without wanting to -- （常指不情願地）被捲入，陷入

  • They were having an argument and somehow I got caught up in it. 他們在爭論，不知怎麼把我捲了進去。

• 10 to stop breathing for a moment, or to begin to breathe correctly again after running or other exercise -- 屏住呼吸；（跑步或運動後）調整呼吸

  • I had to sit down and catch my breath. 我只好坐下喘口氣。

• 11 If you have caught the sun, the sun has made your skin a slightly darker brown or red colour. -- （皮膚）被曬黑

  • You've caught the sun on the back of your neck. 你脖子後面曬黑了。

• 12 to start burning -- 著火；失火

  • For reasons which are not yet known, the factory caught fire late yesterday evening. 昨晚工廠失火，原因尚不清楚。

  • This wood's too wet, the fire won't catch. 木頭太濕，點不著。

• 13 a hidden problem or disadvantage -- 隱藏的問題；暗藏的不利因素

  • Free food? It sounds too good to be true. What's the catch? 免費食物？這麼好的事，不像是真的。這裡面有甚麼蹊蹺？

• 14 an amount of fish caught -- （魚的）捕獲量

  • The fishermen were disappointed with their catch that day. 漁夫們不滿意當天的收穫。

  • 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？

• 15 a small device on a door, window, bag, etc. that keeps it fastened -- （門、窗、包等的）栓，扣，鉤

• 16 a feeling of stiffness in part of your body -- （身體部位）僵硬，強直

  • She would complain of catch in the joints during winter. 冬天的時候她會說自己關節僵硬。