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n. 捕捉, 陷阱, 捕捉之物, 抓, 拉手
vt. 捕捉, 赶上, 感染, 听清楚
vi. 抓住, 燃着
【化】 捕集
【医】 扣锁(器械)
相关词组:
catch up
catch up with
catch up on
catch one's breath
catch oneself
catch as catch can
catch at
catch it
catch on
catch sb out

动词过去式:caught 过去分词:caught 现在分词:catching 第三人称单数:catches 形容词:catchable 

catch

v.（动词）
caught[kôt] catch.ing,catch.es
v.tr.（及物动词）
To capture or seize, especially after a chase.
捕捉，拿获：捕捉或抓住，特别是经过追捕以后
To take by or as if by trapping or snaring.
诱捕：通过或好象通过圈套或罗网逮着


To discover or come upon suddenly, unexpectedly, or accidentally:
撞见：突然地、出乎意料地或偶然地发现或碰见：
例句：
He was caught in the act of stealing.
他在行窃时被当场抓到

To become cognizant or aware of suddenly:
突然间知道或意识到：
例句：
caught her gazing out the window.
突然意识到她正在注视窗外



To take hold of, especially forcibly or suddenly; grasp:
用力抓住，握住：抓住，特别是有力地或突然地；握住：
例句：
caught me by the arm; caught the reins.
抓住我的胳膊；抓住缰绳

To grab so as to stop the motion of:
抓住使停止：抓握以便阻止某物的运动：
例句：
catch a ball.
接住球



To overtake:
赶上，超前：
例句：
The green car caught me on the straightaway.
那辆绿卡车在直路上超过了我

To reach just in time; take:
及时到达；赶得上：
例句：
caught the bus to town; catch a wave.
赶上了去城里的汽车；赶上了波浪



To hold, as by snagging or entangling.
绊住，钩住：像被缠住或揪住般抓住
To cause to become suddenly or accidentally hooked, entangled, or fastened:
意外钩住，意外绊住：使得突然地或偶然地被钩住、缠住或扣住：
例句：
caught my hem on the stair.
我的衣襟被钩在楼梯上

To hold up; delay:
堵塞；延误：
例句：
was caught in traffic for an hour.
交通堵塞耽误了一小时

To hit; strike:
击；打：
例句：
a punch that caught me in the stomach.
打在我肚子上的一拳

To check (oneself) during an action:
行动停止，中止动作：某项行为过程中阻止（自己）：
例句：
I caught myself before replying.
在答复前我顿了一下

To become subject to or to contract, as by exposure to a pathogen:
罹患，感染：因暴露于病原体中而变得易患…或易感染…：
例句：
catch a cold.
伤风



To become affected by or infused with:
被…影响或充满…：
例句：
caught the joyous mood of the festival.
被节日的欢乐气氛所感染

To suffer from the receipt of (criticism, for example):
遭受到（如批评）：
例句：
caught hell for being late.
因为迟到而遭到责骂

To take or get suddenly, momentarily, or quickly:
突然得到，迅速得到：突然地、片刻地或快速地得到或获取：
例句：
We caught a glimpse of the monarch. I caught a hint of sarcasm in your response.
我们只瞥了国王一眼。从你的反应中我感到了一些讽刺的意味



To grasp mentally; apprehend:
在精神上把握；理解：
例句：
I don`t catch your meaning.
我不明白你的意思

To apprehend and reproduce accurately by or as if by artistic means:
描绘，再现：通过或似乎通过艺术的方式领会并准确地理解和复制：
例句：
an impressionist who caught the effects of wind and water in his paintings.
一位在他的画作中表达了风和水的效果的印象派画家

To attract and fix; arrest:
吸引并使其固定；捕获：
例句：
couldn`t catch their attention; caught the teacher`s eye.
无法吸引他们的注意；引起了老师的注意

To charm; captivate.
迷惑；迷住


Informal To go to see (a performance, for example):
【非正式用语】 看表演：前往观看（如演出）：
例句：
caught the midnight show.
去看午夜演出

To get (something required), usually quickly or for a brief period:
取得：得到（需要的东西），通常是迅速地或只为一个短时期：
例句：
catch some sleep.
打个盹

v.intr.（不及物动词）
To become held, entangled, or fastened:
使抓紧、卷入或系紧：
例句：
My coat caught in the car door.
我的衣服被车门夹住了

To act or move so as to hold or grab someone or something:
抢取，抓取：为抓住或抱住某人或某物而作的行为或移动：
例句：
tried to catch at the life preserver.
试图抓住救生用具

To be communicable or infectious; spread.
传染，传播：成为可传播的或可传染的；传播
To ignite:
燃着：
例句：
The fire caught.
着火了

Baseball To act as catcher.
【棒球】 当棒球捕手
n.（名词）
The act of catching; a taking and holding.
接，抓：接的动作；拿或握
Something that catches, especially a device for fastening or for checking motion.
门闩，钩子：可钩住的物体，特别是用于拴紧东西或控制运动状态的装置


Something caught:
捕获物：
例句：
The mistake you found was a good catch.
你发现的错误是一个大发现

Informal One, such as a person or thing, that is worth catching.
【非正式用语】 值得猎取的人或物
Sports
【体育运动】
The grabbing and holding of a thrown, kicked, or batted ball before it hits the ground.
接球：在一个被掷出、踢出或拍打的球落地前抓握住它的动作
A game of throwing and catching a ball.
投接球的游戏
A quantity that is caught:
捕获量：
例句：
The catch amounted to 50 fish.
捕获的鱼达到50条

A choking or stoppage of the breath or voice.
哽噎：呼吸或声音的哽塞或阻塞
A stop or break in the operation of a mechanism.
运作中断：停止或中断机械的运行
Informal A tricky or previously unsuspected condition or drawback:
【非正式用语】 陷阱，欺诈：蹊跷的或先前无嫌疑的条件或困难：
例句：
It sounds like a good offer, but there may be a catch.
这听起来是个好的建议，但其中可能有诈

A snatch; a fragment.
片段；部分
Music A canonical, often rhythmically intricate composition for three or more voices, popular especially in the 7th and 8th centuries.
【音乐】 轮唱：一种规范的，经常是由三种或三种以上声音构成的有韵律的复杂曲目，在7和8世纪尤其流行

<常用词组>catch on
To understand; perceive.
理解；察觉
To become popular:
变得流行：
例句：
Skateboarding caught on quickly.
滑板运动很快就流行起来

catch out
To detect (another) in the act or process of wrongdoing.
侦测错误：侦测（另一人）正在犯错的行为或过程
catch up
To snatch:
抢夺：
例句：
The mugger caught the wallet up and fled.
匪徒抢了钱夹并逃走了

To detect (another) in a mistake or wrongdoing:
指出错误，指出差错：指出（另一人）错误或差错：
例句：
Auditors caught up with the embezzler.
查帐员查出了那个侵占公款者

To come up from behind; overtake.
超过：从后面赶上来；超过
To become involved with, often unwillingly:
牵涉，牵连：被卷入，经常是不情愿地：
例句：
was caught up in the scandal.
涉及丑闻

To captivate; enthrall:
着迷；吸引住：
例句：
I was caught up in the mood of the evening.
我沉醉在夜晚的情调中

To bring up to date; brief:
简要介绍；简述：
例句：
Let me catch you up on all the gossip.
让我把所有的流言蜚语简要地说给你

To bring an activity nearer to completion:
使接近：将一项工作引向接近完成：
例句：
I must catch up on my correspondence.
我必须尽快写完我的回信

<习惯用语>catch fire
To ignite.
燃着
To become very enthusiastic.
变得十分热情
To become the subject of great interest and widespread enthusiasm:
成为狂热的对象：成为巨大的兴趣和普遍的热情的对象：
例句：
an idea that caught fire all over the country.
一个引起举国狂热的想法

catch it【非正式用语】
To receive a punishment or scolding.
接受惩罚或责备
catch (one`s) breath
To rest so as to be able to continue an activity.
喘口气，休息一下：为继续从事项活动而休息
来源：
Middle English cacchen
中古英语 cacchen
from Old North French cachier [to chase]
源自 古法国北方方言 cachier [追逐]
from Latin capt3re [frequentative of] capere [to seize] * see kap-
源自 拉丁语 capt3re [] capere的重复动词 [抓住] *参见 kap-

【引伸】
catch.able
adj.（形容词）
<参考词汇><同义词>catch,enmesh,ensnare,entangle,entrap,snare,tangle,trapThe central meaning shared by these verbs is .to take in and hold as if by using bait or a lure.:
这些动词所共有的中心意义是.象使用鱼饵一样欺骗并捕获.：
例句：
caught in her own lies;
被她自己的谎言所蒙蔽；

例句：
enmeshed in the neighbors` dispute;
陷入邻居间的争端；

例句：
ensnaring an unsuspecting dupe with fast talk;
用迅速的谈话纠缠一个轻信的受骗人；

例句：
became entangled in his own contradictions;
作茧自缚；

例句：
entrapped by a skillful interviewer into making a damaging statement;
为狡猾的提问人所诱导而发表的不利言论；

例句：
snared by false hopes;
被虚假的希望所迷惑；

例句：
tangled by his own duplicity;
为他自己的骗局所困挠；

例句：
trapped into making an incriminating admission.
受算计而做了有罪的许可