成语

catch的意思_音标_例句

catch

音标:英 /kætʃ/,美 /kætʃ/

词性与词义

动词(v.)

抓住;接住:通过主动动作捕获或拦截移动的人或物。

例:She caught the ball with one hand.(她单手接住了球。)

结构特点:可接双宾语,如“catch sb. by the arm”(抓住某人的胳膊)。

赶上;及时到达:在截止时间前抵达或搭上交通工具。

例:We caught the 12:15 train from Oxford.(我们赶上了12:15从牛津出发的火车。)

文化差异:英式常用“catch a train”,美式常用“make a train”。

理解;领会:通过听觉或思维把握信息。

例:I didn’t catch your meaning.(我没明白你的意思。)

口语用法:“catch that?”常用于请求重复,如“Sorry, I didn’t catch that.”(抱歉,我没听清。)。

感染;患病:被动获得疾病或情绪。

例:She caught a cold after walking in the rain.(她淋雨后感了冒。)

注意:“catch a cold”中不定冠词a可省略,但形容词修饰时需保留,如“catch a bad cold”。

名词(n.)

捕获物;捕获量:狩猎或捕鱼的收获。

例:The fisherman had a good catch.(渔夫捕获了很多鱼。)

隐藏的困难;圈套:表面有利条件中暗含的问题。

例:This deal looks too good—there must be a catch.(这交易好得不真实,肯定有圈套。)

理想对象:口语中形容条件优越的伴侣。

例:All my friends said he was a good catch.(朋友们都说他是理想的结婚对象。)

常见短语搭配

 

短语 含义 例句
catch up with 赶上;对…产生影响 Those late nights finally caught up with me.(熬夜最终影响了我的健康。)
catch fire 着火 The dry grass caught fire quickly.(干草很快就着火了。)
catch sight of 瞥见 She caught sight of a rare bird.(她瞥见一只稀有鸟类。)
be caught in 遭遇(困境) He was caught in the rain and got wet.(他淋雨全身湿透了。)
catch sb. doing 撞见某人做某事 The teacher caught him cheating.(老师撞见他作弊。)

 

用法示例

表示“抓住身体部位”

结构:catch sb. by + 部位(不用所有格)。

例:He caught her by the wrist.(他抓住了她的手腕。)

表示“流行;理解”

短语“catch on”双重含义:

流行:Skateboarding caught on quickly.(滑板运动迅速流行起来。)

理解:I finally caught on to the joke.(我终于听懂了那个笑话。)

 

名词“陷阱”的隐喻用法

例:The job offer seemed perfect, but the catch was working 60 hours a week.(这份工作看似完美,但隐藏要求是每周工作60小时。)

常见错误与注意事项

❌ 错误:She caught me by my arm.

✅ 正确:She caught me by the arm.(抓住某人身体部位时用“the”而非所有格)

❌ 错误:I need to catch up my homework.

✅ 正确:I need to catch up on my homework.(“catch up on

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