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词汇 catch
释义 catch
verb
uk /kætʃ/ us /kætʃ/caught | caught

catchverb (TAKE HOLD)


A1[ I or T ]
to take hold of something, especially something that is moving through the air: 抓住,接住
catch hold ofHe caught hold of my arm.他一把抓住了我的胳膊。
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.我们看到老鹰从空中猛扑下去抓捕猎物。
Our dog ran past me and out of the house before I could catch it.我们的狗从我身边跑过,我没抓住,让它跑出了屋子。
We placed saucepans on the floor to catch (= collect) the drops of water coming through the roof.我们把平底锅放在地上接屋顶漏下的水。
The batsman was caught (out) (= someone in the other team caught the ball when he hit it).击球手击出的球被接住了。
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to take hold of something thrown
catchCatch the ball!
pounceThe veteran striker pounced and lashed home a goal.
snagUSHe snagged the line drive for the last out in the inning.
gloveIt's a pop fly to left field, and the outfielder gloves it easily.
interceptShe intercepted the pass and scored a goal.
Jenny stood with her feet slightly apart, ready to catch the ball.
He caught the rope and knotted it around a post.他抓住绳子,把它系在一根杆子上。
She caught the ball in mid-air.她抓住了半空中的球。
He caught me at the precise moment that I fainted.他正好在我晕倒的那一刻抓住了我。
She bought a net to catch butterflies.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Capturing or taking possession of things
-grabbing
apprehend
apprehension
arrogate
at bayidiom
cage
capture
clutch
collar
get/lay/put your hands on someoneidiom
grab
grabber
grasp at something
recover
repossess
seize
sequester
sequestration
snag
snatch

catchverb (STOP ESCAPING)


B1[ T ]
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.警方面临着很大的压力,要尽早抓获恐怖分子。
[ + -ing verb ]Two armed men were caught trying to cross the frontier at night.两名武装分子企图在夜间越境时被抓获。
They were happy because they had caught a lot of fish that day.那天他们很高兴,因为抓到了很多鱼。
figurativeI can see you're busy right now, so I'll catch you (= speak to you) later.看得出你现在很忙,一会儿再跟你说。
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to find and take a person who has done something wrong
catchThey were caught trying to smuggle cigarettes across the border.
arrestHe was arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage to property.
place/put under arrestThe suspect was placed under arrest and charged with armed assault.
captureThe soldiers were captured by enemy forces.
apprehendThe police have apprehended two individuals in connection with the crime.
nabThe cops nabbed him as he tried to get away.
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to take a wild or loose animal
catchThe dog got out, but we caught her.
netWe netted a ton of fish downstream.
trawlCommercial fisheries trawl these waters for cod.
trollThey troll for tuna far offshore.
lassoThe cowboys learned at a young age how to lasso horses and steers.
trapThe turtles are trapped for their flesh.
Police set up roadblocks on all roads out of the town in an effort to catch the bombers.
Soldiers who deserted and were caught were shot.抓回来的逃兵被枪毙了。
The robber was caught when someone tipped off the police.有人向警方报信后,抢劫者即被抓获。
Thousands of illegal immigrants are caught and deported every year.每年都有数千名非法移民被捕并被驱逐出境。
I caught the dog by the collar and dragged it out of the room.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Capturing or taking possession of things
-grabbing
apprehend
apprehension
arrogate
at bayidiom
cage
capture
clutch
collar
get/lay/put your hands on someoneidiom
grab
grabber
grasp at something
recover
repossess
seize
sequester
sequestration
snag
snatch

catchverb (DISCOVER)


B2[ T ]
to discover, see, or realize something, especially someone doing something wrong: 发现,撞见,注意到
[ + -ing verb ]He caught her reading his old love letters.她看他过去的情书时被他撞见了。
If the virus is caught (= discovered) in time, most patients can be successfully treated.要是能及时发现病毒,大多数患者都可以治愈。
 catch someone's attention, imagination, interest, etc.
B2
to make someone notice something and feel interested: 引起…的注意(想象,兴趣等)
A ship out at sea caught his attention.一艘出海的船吸引了他的注意。
 be caught without something
to not have something, especially when it is needed: (尤指在需要的时候)没有,缺乏
He doesn't like to be caught without any biscuits in the house.他喜欢家里备些饼干。
 you won't catch someone doing something(oryou won't catch someone somewhere)
said to mean that you will certainly not see someone doing a particular thing or in a particular place: 别指望…会做;…不会做
You won't catch me at work after four o'clock.别指望我4点以后工作。
She was fired after she was caught stealing from her employer.她因偷雇主的东西时当场被抓而遭解雇。
She was caught driving at 120 mph.她被发现以每小时120英里超速驾驶。
I caught him looking through my private papers.我撞见他在翻阅我的私人文件。
He caught me staring out of the window.他看到我正在向窗外凝视。
It's embarrassing to be caught telling a lie.说谎被人当场识破是件很尴尬的事情。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Using the eyes
accommodate
accommodation
all eyes are on someone/somethingidiom
astigmatic
beholder
cast
corner
discern
fix
glare
have a butcher'sidiom
penetrating
re-see
re-sight
rest on someone/something
resurvey
rubbernecking
sighting
spot
tab

catchverb (GET TRANSPORT)


A1[ T ]
to travel or be able to travel on an aircraft, train, bus, etc.: 赶,乘,搭乘(飞机、火车、公共汽车等)
He always catches the 10.30 a.m. train to work.他总是乘上午10点30分的那班火车上班。
[ T ]
to be in time to travel on or do something:
She was worried that she'd arrive too late to catch the last bus home.
catch the post UKYou'll have to run if you want to catch the post (= send something before the post has been collected).
We caught the ferry across to Ireland.
We caught the overnight flight from LA and got to New York at five this morning.
She caught the train to Edinburgh.
Do you get out of breath running to catch a bus?
We arrived at the airport just in time to catch the plane.我们到达机场差点儿就没赶上飞机。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Travelling
around Robin Hood's barnidiom
backpack
bag drop
bourne
bum
bum around
communication
commuting
connection
hitch
move
negotiate
Robin Hood
shuttle
super-commuting
taken
tour
transoceanic
visa
well travelled

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At the right time

catchverb (BECOME INFECTED)


A2[ T ]
to get an illness, especially one caused by bacteria or a virus: (尤指因感染细菌或病毒)患(病),染(疾)
catch a cold He caught a cold on holiday.他度假时患了感冒。
A lot of children in the school caught measles last term.上学期许多在校的孩子得了麻疹。
Don't come too near me - you might catch my cold.别离我太近——我会把感冒传染给你的。
Don't go out with wet hair, you might catch a chill.头发湿的时候别出去,会着凉的。
I'm feeling a bit feverish - I hope I haven't caught the flu.
I don't know exactly what's wrong with her - she's caught some sort of virus.
A lot of children in the school caught measles last term.上学期许多在校的孩子得了麻疹。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Passing on illness & causing disease
aerosolize
avirulent
communicability
community transmission
contact tracer
contagion
contagious
epidemic
fester
infect
infestation
interepidemic
interpandemic
mediastinum
non-communicable
skin to skinidiom
spreader
super-spreader
transferable
transmissibility

catchverb (SEE/HEAR)


[ T ]
to manage to hear or see something, so you understand or remember it: 听见,听到
I couldn't catch what the announcer said, with all the other noise going on.这么吵,我听不清播音员在说什么。
Did you catch the car's number plate?
[ T ]
to go to a place in order to see or watch something, such as a film or show:
Here are some of the exhibitions you should catch this summer.
I was home in time to catch the evening news.
USWould you like to catch a movie some time?
 catch sight of/catch a glimpse of
to manage to see something for a short time:
We caught sight of a rabbit as it hopped into the bushes.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Using the ears
attend
aurally
be all earsidiom
binaural
binaurally
cloth ears
ear
earshot
eavesdrop
eavesdropper
hearing
hearken
lend
lend an earidiom
listenable
monaural
monaurally
non-auditory
overhear
prick

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Using the eyes

catchverb (STICK)


C2[ I or T ]
to stick somewhere, or to make something stick somewhere: (使)挂住,钩住,卡住
The sleeve of my jacket (got) caught on the door handle and ripped.我的夹克衫的袖子钩在了门把手上,给扯破了。
Her hair got caught (up) in her hairdryer.她的头发缠在了吹风机上。
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Tearing and breaking into pieces
apart
asunder
bobble
bobbly
break into pieces
chip
crack
disintegration
dismantle
fall to piecesidiom
fragment
fragmentation
rip
shred
snag
snap
splinter
split
sunder
tear something apart

catchverb (HIT)


[ T ]
to hit something, especially without intending to: (尤指无意中)撞上,碰上
be caught in the crossfireMedical teams were caught in the crossfire of the opposing armies.医疗队陷入了敌军的交叉火力中。
His head caught the edge of the table as he fell.他摔倒的时候头撞到了桌子边。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Hitting against objects accidentally and colliding
anti-collision
anti-shock
bang around
bowl
bowl someone over
broadside
bump into someone
collide
collision
crash
head-on
jarring
knock
knock someone down
knock someone over
plough
rear-end
smash something up
stack up
stub

catchverb (INVOLVE)


 get caught up in something
C2
to become involved in something, often without wanting to: (常指不情愿地)被卷入,陷入
They were having an argument and somehow I got caught up in it.他们在争论,不知怎地把我给卷了进去。

catchverb (BREATHE)


 catch your breath
to stop breathing for a moment, or to begin to breathe correctly again after running or other exercise: 屏住呼吸;(跑步或运动后)调整呼吸
I had to sit down and catch my breath.我只好坐下喘口气。

catchverb (BE TOUCHED BY)


 catch the sunUK
If you have caught the sun, the sun has made your skin a slightly darker brown or red colour: (皮肤)被晒黑
You've caught the sun on the back of your neck.你脖子后面晒黑了。
 catch the light
If something catches the light, a light shines on it and makes it look shiny: 被光照射;在光照下闪闪发亮
She was wearing a spectacular silver gown whose sequins caught the light.

catchverb (BURN)


 catch fire(USinformal alsocatch on fire)
B1
to start burning: 着火;失火
For reasons which are not yet known, the factory caught fire late yesterday evening.昨晚工厂失火,原因尚不清楚。
[ I ]
to begin to burn: 开始燃烧;着火
This wood's too wet, the fire won't catch.木头太湿,点不着。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Burning, burnt & on fire
afire
aflame
alight
blaze
burn (something) down
burn sb up
burned out
burnt out
combustible
consume
flare
frazzled
incinerate
inflammable
on fireidiom
post-burn
reignite
scald
self-immolation
unburnable

Idioms


catch a break
catch and face
catch someone's eye
catch someone napping
catch someone red-handed
catch someone with their pants/trousers down

Phrasal verbs


catch on
catch someone out
catch (someone) up
catch up
catch someone up on something
catch up with someone
catch
noun
uk /kætʃ/ us /kætʃ/

catchnoun (CATCHING STH)


[ C ]
an act of catching a ball or other object that is moving through the air:
I missed the catch and threw the ball back to him rather crossly.
She grabbed the glass just before it hit the floor. "Good catch," he said.
[ U ]
the activity of throwing and catching something, usually a ball, for fun:
play catchWe didn't have a ball so we played catch with a lime.
game of catchI remember games of catch in the playground when I was growing up.
[ C ]
in sports such as cricket and baseball, an act of ending an opponent's turn to hit the ball by taking hold of a ball that they have hit before it touches the ground:
make a catchCrowe made a fine catch in the outfield.
She dived full length and pulled off an amazing catch.
[ C ]
a fish or an amount of fish caught: (鱼的)捕获量
The fishermen were disappointed with their catch that day.渔夫们不满意当天的收获。
One of my best catches was a big silver salmon.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Capturing or taking possession of things
-grabbing
apprehend
apprehension
arrogate
at bayidiom
cage
capture
clutch
collar
get/lay/put your hands on someoneidiom
grab
grabber
grasp at something
recover
repossess
seize
sequester
sequestration
snag
snatch

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Miscellaneous games & activities
Cricket
Baseball & rounders

catchnoun (PROBLEM)


[ S ]
a hidden problem or disadvantage: 隐藏的问题;暗藏的不利因素
what's the catchFree food? It sounds too good to be true. What's the catch?免费食物?这么好的事,不像是真的。这里面有什么蹊跷?
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Difficult things and people
a (heavy) cross to bearidiom
albatross
ball and chain
bane
be dead meatidiom
be in the clearidiom
bump
chill
equation
handicap
hassle
hiccup
hindrance
hot potato
impediment
snag
stumbling block
teaser
teething troubles
the sharp end

catchnoun (NOTICING STH)


[ C ]
an act of noticing a mistake or problem and doing something to correct or solve it:
Thanks for pointing out that the picture has the wrong caption. Good catch!
A car stopped for a traffic offence turned out to be stolen, so that was a good catch.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Using the eyes
accommodate
accommodation
all eyes are on someone/somethingidiom
astigmatic
beholder
cast
corner
discern
fix
glare
have a butcher'sidiom
penetrating
re-see
re-sight
rest on someone/something
resurvey
rubbernecking
sighting
spot
tab

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Perceptive

catchnoun (FASTENING DEVICE)


[ C ]
a small device on a door, window, bag, etc. that keeps it fastened(门、窗、包等的)栓,扣,钩
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Building: locks & locksmithing
bolt
closer
combination
combination lock
deadbolt
deadlock
fob
key
key box
key fob
key ring
keycard
keychain
lock
lockbox
locksmith
master key
mortise lock
padlock
Yale lock

catchnoun (SUITABLE PARTNER)


[ C ]informal
a person who is considered to be very suitable as a romantic or marriage partner: 般配的人;合适的对象
My mother considered a doctor to be a good catch.
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?

catchnoun (STIFFNESS)


[ C or U ]Indian English
a feeling of stiffness in part of your body: (身体部位)僵硬,强直
She would complain of catch in the joints during winter.冬天的时候她会说自己关节僵硬。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Problems with bones, joints & teeth
achondroplasia
acromegaly
ankylosed
ankylosis
anti-plaque
caries
carpal tunnel syndrome
EDS
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
fissure
gap-toothed
gouty
herniated disc
simple fracture
tartar
tendinitis
TMD
TMJ
trigger finger
water on the knee

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General bodily disorders

catch | American Dictionary


catch
verb
us/kætʃ, ketʃ/past tense and past participlecaughtus/kɔt/

catchverb (TAKE HOLD)


[ I/T ]
to take or get hold of a moving object, or to hold and prevent someone from getting away:
[ I ]She tossed him the car keys and yelled, “Catch!”
[ T ]He sneaked into the fairgrounds without paying and hoped nobody would catch him.

catchverb (DISCOVER)


[ T ]
to discover, find, or become aware of something:
If the disease is caught in time, most patients get well quickly.
I hope I catch all the mistakes in my term paper.

catchverb (SEE)


[ T ]
to see or hear something or someone, or to understand:
I’m sorry, I didn’t quite catch what you said.

catchverb (TRAVEL)


[ T ]
to travel or be able to travel on a train, bus, aircraft, etc.:
He always caught the 6:05 train out of Grand Central.

catchverb (BECOME INFECTED)


[ T ]
to get an illness:
I caught a cold.

Idioms


catch your breath
catch someone’s eye
catch fire
catch someone off guard
catch sight of someone/something
caught up in something
someone wouldn’t be caught dead

Phrasal verbs


catch on
catch on
catch up
catch up
catch up on something
catch
noun
us/kætʃ, ketʃ/

catchnoun (PROBLEM)


[ C ]infml
a hidden problem or disadvantage:
That sales price sounds too good to be true – there must be a catch to it somewhere.

catchnoun (DEVICE)


[ C ]
a small device with a movable part that is used to fasten something:
The catch on the bracelet is broken.

catchnoun (TAKING HOLD)


[ C/U ]
the act of taking hold of something that is thrown or comes through the air:
[ C ]The ball was hit well, but the centerfielder made a leaping, one-handed catch to end the game.
[ C/U ]
Catch is also the activity of throwing and receiving a ball with another person:
[ U ]My kids are always begging me to play catch.

catch | Business English


catch
verb[ T ]
uk /kætʃ/uscaught | caught
 catch sb off guard/by surprise
to surprise someone and cause difficulty for them:
A lot of taxpayers will be caught off guard by their new tax liability
 catch sb's eye/catch the eye of sb
to get someone's attention, or to be noticed by someone:
The high-profile plan has caught the eye of a national audience.
 be/get caught up in sth
to become involved in something, often without wanting to:
The firm was caught up in the near-collapse of one of the world's largest hedge funds.

Phrasal verbs


catch on
catch sb out
catch up
catch
noun[ S ]
uk /kætʃ/us
a hidden problem or disadvantage:
The catch is that during the calendar year you can only make six withdrawals from your account.
a new employee that a company is very pleased to have because they are very valuable:
He is a super-bright economist who is a real catch for the department.

Examples of catch


catch
Disciplinary measures were used including fines for pupils caught speaking the dialect on school campus.
This paper extends these models by considering a fishery crime that generates a flow of returns until the offender is caught and then punished.
The scientific consensus is that a stock is vulnerable, and that catch limits should be reduced.
In contrast, few dioecious fig pollinators were caught and the turnover of species between years was substantial.
An ideology was needed to explain why it was that some people were not caught up in the neutralist struggle to avoid civil war altogether.
In fact, many women's texts are caught between contradictory definitions of femininity seeking to either synthesize or transcend them.
At the end of each sampling session, all butterflies caught in the traps were identified, counted and released.
Coverage and vaccine efficacy influences the number of cases at equilibrium whereas catch-up programmes do not.
The woman caught the attention of the publicist of the artists who was dressed for dinner.
Headphone listening is advised to catch the more subtle spatial characteristics of the sound designs.
A few adjustments are made to catch some changes likely to occur.
Because of the delaying action of the stampeding herd, this too might allow an animal to be caught.
I am momentarily caught off guard as my body attempts to adjust to the temperature of a room filled with thousands of dancing bodies.
Fishing vessels came alongside and sold their catch.
The trade continued and the number of vessels remained high even when catches began to decline.
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Collocations withcatch


catch

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annual catch
It is too early to estimate the value of any annualcatch.
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catch basin
A trough or catchbasin is constructed below the weir.
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catch quota
It therefore seems to me that if we permitted a catchquota system, we might find that the quotas were not taken up.
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