1. | [t] ~ sth 接住；截住；拦住to stop and hold a moving object, especially in your hands |
She managed to catch the keys as they fell. 她接住了落下的钥匙。 | |
‘Throw me over that towel, will you?’ ‘OK. Catch!’ “请你把毛巾扔过来好吗？”“好，接住！” | |
The dog caught the stick in its mouth. 狗衔住了木棍。 |
2. | [t] ~ sth 接（落下的液体）to hold a liquid when it falls |
The roof was leaking and I had to use a bucket to catch the drips. 屋顶漏雨，我不得不用桶来接。 |
3. | [t] ~ sb/sth (+ adv./prep.) 抓住；握住to take hold of sb/sth |
He caught hold of her arm as she tried to push past him. 她试图从他身边挤过去时，他一把抓住了她的手臂。 |
4. | [t] ~ sb/sth 逮住；捕捉；捕获to capture a person or an animal that tries or would try to escape |
The murderer was never caught. 这个杀人犯一直未抓到。 | |
Our cat is hopeless at catching mice. 我们的猫绝对捉不到老鼠。 | |
How many fish did you catch? 你捕到几条鱼？ |
5. | [t] 当场发现（或发觉）to find or discover sb doing sth, especially sth wrong |
I caught her smoking in the bathroom. 我撞见她在盥洗室里抽烟。 | |
You wouldn't catch me working(= I would never work) on a Sunday! 你绝对不会看到我在星期日工作！ | |
She caught herself wondering whether she had made a mistake. 她发觉自己在怀疑是否犯了错误。 | |
He was caught with bomb-making equipment in his home. 他被发现家里藏有制造炸弹的设备。 | |
Mark walked in and caught them at it(= in the act of doing sth wrong) . 马克走了进去，当场发现他们正在干坏事。 | |
thieves caught in the act 偷窃时被当场抓住的窃贼 | |
You've caught me at a bad time(= at a time when I am busy) . 你现在来找我可不是时候。 |
6. | [t] ~ sth 赶上（公共汽车、火车、飞机等）to be in time for a bus, train, plane, etc. and get on it |
We caught the 12.15 from Oxford. 我们赶上了 12:15 从牛津发出的火车。 | |
I must go─I have a train to catch. 我得走了，我要赶火车。 |
7. | [t] ~ sb/sth 及时做（或谈等）to be in time to do sth, talk to sb, etc. |
I caught him just as he was leaving the building. 他正要离开大楼时，我追上了他。 | |
I was hoping to catch you at home(= to telephone you at home when you were there) . 我本希望赶上你在家的时候给你打电话。 | |
The illness can be treated provided it's caught(= discovered) early enough. 此病若及早发现是可医治的。 | |
to catch the post(= post letters before the box is emptied) （寄信）赶上邮局的收信时刻 | |
Bye for now! I'll catch you later(= speak to you again later) . 再见！下次再谈。 |
8. | [t] (informal) ~ sth 看见；听到；出席；参加to see or hear sth; to attend sth |
Let's eat now and maybe we could catch a movie later. 咱们现在就吃吧，也许还能赶上一场电影。 |
9. | [t] ~ sb 突然遭受to happen unexpectedly and put sb in a difficult situation |
His arrival caught me by surprise . 他的到来让我感到意外。 | |
She got caught in a thunderstorm. 她遇上了雷雨。 |
10. | [t] 得病；染疾to get an illness |
to catch measles 染上麻疹 | |
I think I must have caught this cold from you. 我的感冒想必是你传染的。 |
11. | [i][t] （被）钩住，夹住，绊住to become stuck in or on sth; to make sth become stuck |
Her dress caught on a nail. 她的连衣裙被钉子钩住了。 | |
He caught his thumb in the door. 他的拇指被门夹住了。 |
12. | [t] 击中；打to hit sb/sth |
The stone caught him on the side of the head. 他头的侧面被石头击中。 | |
She caught him a blow on the chin. 她一拳打在他下巴上。 |
13. | [t] ~ sth 察觉；瞥见to notice sth only for a moment |
She caught sight of a car in the distance. 她瞥见远处有一辆车。 | |
He caught a glimpse of himself in the mirror. 他看了一眼镜子中的自己。 | |
I caught a look of surprise on her face. 我发现她面露惊奇。 | |
He caught a whiff of her perfume. 他闻到一股她身上的香水味。 |
14. | [t] ~ sth 听清楚；领会to hear or understand sth |
Sorry, I didn't quite catch what you said. 对不起，我没听清楚你的话。 |
15. | [t] ~ sb's interest, imagination, attention, etc. 引起，激发（兴趣、想象、注意等）if sthcatches your interest, etc., you notice it and feel interested in it |
16. | [t] ~ sth 逼真再现；准确描绘to show or describe sth accurately |
The artist has caught her smile perfectly. 艺术家完美地捕捉到她的微笑。 |
17. | [t] ~ sth （光）照射；受到（光的）照射if sthcatches the light or the lightcatches it, the light shines on it and makes it shine too |
The knife gleamed as it caught the light . 刀在光照下闪闪发亮。 |
18. | [t] (informal) ~ the sun 晒黑；晒红；晒成棕色if youcatch the sun , you become red or brown because of spending time in the sun |
19. | [t][i] ~ (fire) 烧着；着（火）to begin to burn |
The wooden rafters caught fire. 木椽子着火了。 | |
These logs are wet: they won't catch. 这些木柴是湿的，烧不着。 |
20. | [t] ~ sb （在球落地前）接住球to make a player unable to continue batting by catching the ball they have hit before it touches the ground |
Can you catch the waiter's eye? 你能引起服务员的注意吗？ |
Can you catch the waiter's eye? 你能引起服务员的注意吗？ |
If your dad finds out you'll really catch it! 要是你老爸知道了，你非挨骂不可！ |
If your dad finds out you'll really catch it! 要是你老爸知道了，你非挨骂不可！ |
1. | [c] 接（球等）an act of catching sth, for example a ball |
to make a catch 接球 |
2. | [c] 总捕获量the total amount of things that are caught |
a huge catch of fish 捕获大量的鱼 |
3. | [c] 扣拴物；扣件a device used for fastening sth |
a catch on the door 门闩 | |
safety catches for the windows 安全窗钩 |
4. | [c][ususing] (informal) 隐藏的困难；暗藏的不利因素a hidden difficulty or disadvantage |
All that money for two hours' work─what's the catch? 干了两小时的活就给那么多钱，这里面有什么鬼？ |
5. | [u] （儿童）传接球游戏a child's game in which two people throw a ball to each other |
6. | [sing] 理想的对象；意中人；雇用的好对象；看中的人a person that other people see as a good person to marry, employ, etc. |
I can't get a job because I haven't got anywhere to live but I can't afford a place to live until I get a job─it's a catch-22 situation. 我没有住所就找不到工作，但是没有工作就没钱租房子，这真是左右为难。 |
I can't get a job because I haven't got anywhere to live but I can't afford a place to live until I get a job─it's a catch-22 situation. 我没有住所就找不到工作，但是没有工作就没钱租房子，这真是左右为难。 |
