catch这个单词的内涵分析

catch
英[kætʃ]
美[kætʃ, kɛtʃ]
vt.赶上；接住；引起；看见
vt.& vi.（使）被钩住，（使）被卡住
n.抓；隐情；捕获量；挂钩
vi.锁住；着火；[棒球]当接球手
adj.迷惑人的；令人容易上当的；引人注目的；令人感兴趣的
网络
∙抓住；
∙捕捉；
∙赶上；
∙赶
∙过去式：caught
∙过去分词：caught
∙现在分词：catching
∙第三人称单数：catches
∙派生词：catchable
1. He missed the catch and the match was lost.
他没有接住球，比赛输了。

2. The teapot came with a stand to catch the drips.
那把茶壶配有一个可以接滴水的茶托。

3. The white sails billow with the breezes they catch.
一张张白帆随着微风舞动。

4. They skip rope and play catch, waiting for the bell.
他们又是跳绳，又是玩接球，等着上课铃声响起。

5. Most late developers will catch up with their friends.
大多数身材发育迟缓者都会赶上他们的朋友。

∙arrest：指根据法律或命令进行逮捕并予以监禁或拘留。

∙capture：指通过武力或计谋等，战胜抵抗而捉住敌人或动物。

∙catch：普通用词，指捉住跑动或隐藏中的人或动物，一般指活
捉。

∙seize：侧重指以突然、有力地动作迅速抓住或捉住。

∙trap：多指诱捕。

1.VERB
抓获;捕捉;逮到If you catch a person or animal, you capture them after chasing them, or by using a trap, net, or other device.
∙Police say they are confident of catching the gunman...
警方说他们有信心抓住那个持枪歹徒。

∙Where did you catch the fish?...
这条鱼你在哪儿逮的？
∙I wondered if it was an animal caught in a trap.
我在想，会不会是什么动物掉进了陷阱。

2.VERB
接住;抓住If you catch an object that is moving through the air, you seize it with your hands.
∙I jumped up to catch a ball and fell over.
我跳起来接球，结果摔了个跟头。

∙Liz caught his arm...
莉兹一把抓住了他的胳膊。

∙He knelt beside her and caught her hand in both of his...
他跪在她的旁边，双手握住她的一只手。

∙Garrido caught her by the wrist.
加里多抓住她的手腕。

4.VERB
砸到;击中;碰到If one thing catches another, it hits it accidentally or manages to hit it.
∙The stinging slap almost caught his face...
那狠狠的一巴掌差点搧在他脸上。

∙I may have caught him with my elbow but it was just an accident...
也许我的胳膊肘碰到了他，但那是无意的。

∙He caught her on the side of her head with his other fist.
他的另一只拳头从侧面击中她的头部。

5.V-ERG
(被)卡住;(被)钩住If something catches on or in an object or if an object catches something, it accidentally becomes attached to the object or stuck in it.
∙Her ankle caught on a root, and she almost lost her balance...
她的脚踝被树根绊了一下，差点摔倒。

∙ A man caught his foot in the lawnmower.
有个男的一只脚绞进剪草机里了。

6.VERB
乘坐;搭乘;赶上When you catch a bus, train, or plane, you get on it in order to travel somewhere.
∙We were in plenty of time for Anthony to catch the ferry...
我们时间充裕得很，足够安东尼赶上渡船。

∙He caught a taxi to Harrods.
他打了辆出租车去哈罗德百货商店。

7.VERB
撞见，当场抓住(某人做坏事) If you catch someone doing something wrong, you see or find them doing it.
∙He caught a youth breaking into a car...
他撞见一个青年正在撬车。

∙I don't want to catch you pushing yourself into the picture to get some
personal publicity...
我不希望看见你为了出风头而去抢镜头。

∙Three years ago my wife and I divorced. I caught her with her boss.
3年前，我和老婆离了婚。

我发现她和她老板有染。

8.VERB
忽然发觉;突然意识到If you catch yourself doing something, especially something surprising, you suddenly become aware that you are doing it.
∙I caught myself feeling almost sorry for poor Mr Laurence.
我突然发觉自己几乎同情起可怜的劳伦斯先生来了。

9.VERB
注意;留意;看见If you catch something or catch a glimpse of it, you notice it or manage to see it briefly.
∙As she turned back she caught the puzzled look on her mother's face...
她转过身来，看见母亲脸上迷惑的表情。

∙He caught a glimpse of the man's face in a shop window.
他在商店橱窗里瞥见了一眼那个人的脸。

∙Often a fox goes across the road in front of me and I just catch it in the
headlights.
常常有狐狸穿越车前方的马路，我借助车头灯正好看见。

10.VERB
听见;听清If you catch something that someone has said, you manage to hear it.
∙His ears caught a faint cry...
他听到一声微弱的叫声。

∙I do not believe I caught your name...
我没有听清你的名字。

∙The men out in the corridor were trying to catch what they said.
外面走廊里的人竖起耳朵想听他们说些什么。

11.VERB
观看，收看，收听(电视或电台节目) If you catch a TV or radio programme or an event, you manage to see or listen to it.
∙Bill turns on the radio to catch the local news...
比尔打开收音机，收听本地新闻。

∙The exhibition is on at Droitwich until May 24. You can also catch it at
Leominster from June 5.
展览在德罗伊特威奇一直持续到5月24日。

从6月5日起，还可以在莱姆斯特参观该展览。

12.VERB
(尤指及时)遇到，联系上If you catch someone, you manage to contact or meet them to talk to them, especially when they are just about to go somewhere else.
∙I dialled Elizabeth's number thinking I might catch her before she left for work...
我拨了伊丽莎白的号码，心里想或许能赶在她去上班前联系到她。

∙Hello, Dolph. Glad I caught you.
喂，多尔夫，可见着你了。

13.VERB
使惊慌失措;使措手不及If something or someone catches you by surprise or at a bad time, you were not expecting them or do not feel able to deal with them.
∙She looked as if the photographer had caught her by surprise...
看上去，她好像被摄影师搞了个猝不及防。

∙I'm sorry but I just cannot say anything. You've caught me at a bad
time...
对不起，我真的没什么好说的。

你问得不是时候。

∙The sheer number of spectators has caught everyone unprepared.
观众的人数之多让所有人措手不及。

14.VERB
引起，吸引(注意或兴趣) If something catches your attention or your eye, you notice it or become interested in it.
∙My shoes caught his attention...
我的鞋子引起了他的注意。

∙ A quick movement across the aisle caught his eye.
有个人影在走道里一闪而过，引起了他的注意。

15.VERB
充分代表;充分反映If someone or something catches a mood or an atmosphere, they successfully represent it or reflect it.
∙There's no doubt Mr Putin's speech caught the mood of most deputies.
无疑，普金先生的讲话充分反映了大多数代表的心情。

16.V-PASSIVE
（使）遭到；（使）遭遇；（使）遭受If you are caught in a storm or other unpleasant situation, it happens when you cannot avoid its effects.
∙When he was fishing off the island he was caught in a storm and almost drowned...
他出岛捕鱼时，赶上一场暴风雨，差点淹死。

∙Visitors to the area were caught between police and the rioters.
到该地区游玩的人碰上警察和骚乱分子交战。

17.V-PASSIVE
(在两难中)不知如何选择，不知所措If you are caught between two alternatives or two people, you do not know which one to choose or follow.
∙The Jordanian leader is caught between both sides in the dispute...
争论双方使约旦领导人左右为难。

∙She was caught between envy and admiration.
她不知是该妒忌还是该羡慕。

18.VERB
染上，患，得(感冒等疾病) If you catch a cold or a disease, you become ill with it.
∙The more stress you are under, the more likely you are to catch a cold.
压力越大，越有可能患感冒。

19.VERB
盛住;接住To catch liquids or small pieces that fall from somewhere means to collect them in a container.
∙The fish is laid out on a large serving plate to catch the juices.
鱼盛在一个大盘子里，以防汤汁洒出来。

∙...a specially designed breadboard with a tray to catch the crumbs.
特制的切面包板，有个能接住面包屑的槽
20.VERB
反(光);(光)照射If something catches the light or if the light catches it, it reflects the light and looks bright or shiny.
∙They saw the ship's guns, catching the light of the moon...
他们看到船上的大炮在月光下熠熠生辉。

21.VERB
(风或水)裹挟，推动If the wind or water catches something, it carries or pushes it along.
∙ A gust of wind caught the parachute.
一阵风将降落伞吹远。

22.N-COUNT
锁钩;挂钩；吊扣A catch on a window, door, or container is a device that fastens it.
∙She fiddled with the catch of her bag...
她摆弄着包上的搭扣。

∙Fit windows with safety locks or catches.
给窗户装上安全锁或窗栓。

23.N-COUNT
隐患；隐藏的困难；陷阱A catch is a hidden problem or difficulty in a plan or an offer that seems surprisingly good.
∙The catch is that you work for your supper, and the food and
accommodation can be very basic...
圈套在于你是在挣钱糊口，但食宿其实有可能非常简单。

∙'It's your money. You deserve it.' — 'What's the catch?'
“这钱归你，你该拿这个钱。

”——“搞什么名堂？”
24.N-COUNT
捕鱼总量When people have been fishing, their catch is the total number of fish that they have caught.
∙The catch included one fish over 18 pounds.
捕获的鱼里有一条重逾18磅。

25.N-SING
如意伴侣;理想的雇员If you describe someone as a good catch, you mean that they have lots of good qualities and you think their partner or employer is very lucky to have found them.
∙I was so in love with him and all my friends said what a good catch he was.
我当时和他陷入热恋，我的朋友们都说能找到他是我的福气。

26.N-UNCOUNT
(儿童的)抛接球游戏Catch is a game in which children throw a ball to each other.
27.N-UNCOUNT
捉人游戏Catch is a game in which one child chases other children and tries to touch or catch one of them.
28.See also:catching;
29.PHRASE
我绝不会做那种事You can say things such as 'You wouldn't catch me doing that' to emphasize that you would never do a particular thing.
∙You won't catch me giving him a bad review!...
我绝不会说他坏话的。

∙You wouldn't catch me in there, I can tell you.
我可以告诉你，你永远别想在那里看见我。

30.PHRASE
使猝不及防；使极其尴尬;使突陷窘境If someone is caught with their pants down, something happens that they are not prepared for and that reveals something
embarrassing or shocking about them. In British English, you can also say that they are caught with their trousers down .
∙It makes soldiers happy to know that somebody right at the top has
been caught with his trousers down...
顶头上司出了大洋相，当兵的最高兴了。

∙I think we caught them with their pants down. They're a bit confused.
我觉得我们让他们下不了台了。

他们有点不知所措。

31.to catch your breath→see: breath; to catch fire→see: fire; to catch hold of
something→see: hold; to be caught between a rock and a hard place→see: rock; to be caught short→see: short; to catch sight of something→see: sight;。