音标:英 /kætʃ/,美 /kætʃ/
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”。
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。)
| 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。) |
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。)
❌ 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