| 词汇 | thesaurus_articles_to-take-a-wild-or-loose-animal |
| 释义 | to take a wild or loose animalThe most common word for taking a wild or loose animal is catch. When you catch fish, you are hunting them. When you catch other animals, it is because they are loose and you want to keep them or hunt them. The dog got out, but we caught her. How many fish did you catch this weekend? There are many verbs for catching animals in a specific way. If you net an animal, you catch it in a net. Net is used most often of fish. We netted a ton of fish downstream. If you are using a large net that is dragged through the water to catch fish, you can use the verb trawl. If you are trying to catch fish by pulling a line with bait through the water behind a boat, you can use the verb troll. Commercial fisheries trawl these waters for cod. They troll for tuna far offshore. If you lasso an animal, you catch it using a large loop that you throw over its head. Lasso is used mostly of large livestock like cattle and horses. The cowboys learned at a young age how to lasso horses and steers. If you trap an animal, you catch it in a trap. The turtles are trapped for their flesh. UsageTrap is usually used for hunting. If you are using a trap to catch a pest like a mouse or a mole, you would use the verb catch. We caught a mouse this morning. Not: We trapped a mouse this morning. If you snare an animal, you catch it in a snare or net. Snare is most often used for hunting. Many dolphins are snared in commercial fishing nets. He snared rabbits. The opposite of catch is release. In US English, the phrase catch and release refers to catching fish and releasing them back into the water rather than keeping and killing them. After caring for the wounded opossum, the wildlife rescue team released it back into the wild. Related articlesto take hold of something thrown to find and take a person who has done something wrong |
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