TAKE AND HOLD 接住

FIND / STOP SB 抓住某人, [T]

SEE SB DOING STH 看到某人在做某事, [T] to see someone doing something that they did not want you to know they were doing

撞见，发现，当场抓住〔某人正在干不想让你知道的事〕:

Gemma turned around and caught the stranger looking at her intently.

杰玛转过身来，发现那个陌生人正紧盯着她看。

The gang was caught in the act of unloading the cigarettes.

那伙人在卸香烟时被逮个正着。

He was caught redhanded (=as he was doing something wrong) taking money from the cash register.

他从现金出纳机里偷钱时被当场抓住。

We knew he'd been cheating, but we'd never caught him at it before.

我们知道他一直在做手脚，不过我们以前从来没有当场抓到过他。

ILLNESS 疾病, [T] to get an infectious disease

患〔传染病〕，感染上…:

Anton caught malaria in Mali, and nearly died.

安东在马里染上了疟疾，差点丢了性命。

Many young people are still ignorant about how HIV is caught.

许多年轻人对艾滋病病毒是怎么染上的还是一无所知。

Typhoid and cholera are often caught from contaminated water supplies.

伤寒和霍乱往往是由受到污染的水源传染的。

I caught chicken pox off my friend at school.

我从学校里的一个朋友那里传染上了水痘。

Don't stand out in the rain. You'll catch your death.

别站在外面淋雨，你会得重感冒的。

catch sb by surprise / catch sb off guard, also catch sb napping / unawares, catch sb on the hop [BrE] to do something or to happen when someone is not expecting it or prepared for it

使某人吃惊/措手不及（猝不及防）:

Her question caught him off guard.

她的问题让他猝不及防。

catch sb with their pants / trousers down, to discover that someone is doing something that they should not be doing or has not done something that they should have done

〔出其不意地做某事〕使某人猝不及防，令某人突陷窘境:

He's not the first politician to be caught with his pants down, and he won't be the last.

他不是第一个遇到这种尴尬的政客，也不会是最后一个。

ANIMAL / FISH 动物/鱼类, [T] to trap an animal or fish by using a trap, net, or hook, or by hunting it

〔用陷阱、网、钩等〕捕捉:

Did you catch any fish?

你捕到鱼了吗？

Early settlers caught rabbits and squirrels and even rats in order to survive.

早期移民为了生存，捕捉野兔、松鼠甚至老鼠吃。

catch a train / plane / bus, to get on a train, plane etc in order to travel on it, or to be in time to get on a train, plane etc before it leaves

赶上火车/飞机/公共汽车:

caught the 7.15 train to London.

我赶上了七点十五分的火车去伦敦。

There's a train in now. If you run, you'll just catch it.

现在有一班火车，如果你跑过去正好能赶上。

I have to hurry – I have a bus to catch .

我得赶紧了，我要赶一班公共汽车。

NOT MISS SB / STH 未错过某人/某物, [T] to not be too late to do something, see something, talk to someone etc

及时赶上;

I managed to catch her just as she was leaving.

我就在她正要走时赶上了她。

I just caught the last few minutes of the documentary.

我只赶上看到了这部纪录片的最后几分钟。

Tumours like these can be treated quite easily if they're caught early enough.

这类肿瘤只要及早发现，很容易就能治好。

GET STUCK 被卡住, [I,T] if your hand, finger, clothing etc catches or is caught in something, it gets stuck in it accidentally

（被）夹住;（被）卡住;（被）钩住:

His overalls caught in the engine.

他的工装裤卡在引擎里了。

Her microphone was forever getting caught on her clothes.

她的麦克风老是被衣服钩住。

catch sb's attention / interest / imagination etc, to make you notice something and feel interested in it

引起某人的注意/兴趣/想象等:

Lucie whistled sharply to catch the other girl's attention.

露西大声吹口哨以引起另外那个女孩的注意。

This is a story that will catch the imagination of every child.

这个故事会激发每一个孩子的想象力。

not catch sth, [spoken] to not hear or understand what someone says

没听到某事，没听清某事; 没听懂某事:

I'm afraid I didn't catch your name.

不好意思，我没听清你的名字。

HEAR 听到, [T] to manage to hear a sound

听到，听见:

I caught the muffled thud of a car door slamming in the street.

我听到街上一辆汽车关门的一声闷响。

catch you later, [spoken] used to say goodbye

再见:

'I'll give you a call in a couple days.' 'Okay. Catch you later.'

　“我过几天给你电话。”“好的，再见。”

DO / SEE STH 做/看见某事, [T] [spoken especially AmE] to go somewhere in order to do or see something

去做〔某事〕; 去看〔某物〕:

We could catch a movie (=go to a movie) .

我们可以去看电影。

M Records caught his act and signed him immediately.

M 唱片公司看了他的表演后，马上就和他签了约。

catch a ride, [AmE spoken] to go somewhere in someone else's car

搭车，搭便车:

I caught a ride as far as Columbus.

我搭车到了哥伦布。

you won't catch me doing sth also you won't catch me somewhere, [spoken] used to say that you would never do something

别指望我会做某事，我不可能做某事:

I love dancing but you won't catch me being the first on the dance floor!

我很喜欢跳舞，但我决不会第一个走进舞池！

catch it, [informal] to be punished by someone such as a parent or teacher because you have done something wrong

受罚，挨骂:

You'll catch it if Dad finds out.

如果给爸爸发现的话你会受罚的。

catch a glimpse of sb / sth, to see someone or something for a very short time

看一眼某人/某物:

Fans waited for hours at the airport to catch a glimpse of their idol.

歌迷们在机场等候多时，想一睹他们偶像的风采。

catch sight of sb / sth, to suddenly see someone or something that you have been looking for or have been hoping to see

忽然看到〔一直在寻找或希望看到的〕某人/某物:

I caught sight of her in the crowd.

我在人群中发现了她。

DESCRIBE WELL 成功描述, [T] to show or describe the character or quality of something well in a picture, piece of writing etc

〔图画、文章等〕成功地展现（描述）;

a novel that catches the mood of post-war Britain

成功刻画了英国人战后心态的一部小说

BURN 燃烧

catch sb's eye

catch yourself doing sth, to suddenly realize you are doing something

突然意识到自己在做某事:

Standing there listening to the song, he caught himself smiling from ear to ear.

他站在那里听那首歌，忽然发觉自己在咧着嘴笑。

HIT 击打, [T] to hit someone in or on a particular part of their body

击打:

The punch caught him right in the face.

这一拳正好打在他的脸上。

be caught in / without etc sth, to be in a situation that you cannot easily get out of or in which you do not have something you need

处于困境/缺少某物等:

We got caught in a rainstorm on the way here.

来这里的路上我们遇上了暴风雨。

Here's a useful tip if you're caught without a mirror.

如果你遇到没有镜子的情况，这是个有用的方法。

catch your breath

CONTAINER 容器, [T] if a container catches liquid, it is in a position where the liquid falls into it

接住，盛住〔液体〕:

Place the baking sheet under the muffin pan to catch the drips.

把烘烤板放在松饼锅下面接住滴油。

SHINE 照射, [T] if the light catches something or if something catches the light, the light shines on it

照在，受…的照射:

The sunlight caught her hair and turned it to gold.

阳光照在她的头发上，把它染成了金色。

catch the sun, [informal] if you catch the sun, your skin becomes red and sometimes sore because of the effects of sunlight

皮肤被晒红:

You've caught the sun on the back of your neck.

你脖子后面被晒红了。

WIND 风, [T] if something catches the wind or the wind catches something, it blows on it

截住〔风〕，受〔风〕:

Gary swung the sail round to catch the light wind.

加里把帆转过来使它吃住轻风。

SPORT 体育运动

[C] an act of catching a ball that has been thrown or hit

接球（动作）:

Hey! Nice catch!

嘿！ 多漂亮的接球！

[C usually singular] [informal] a hidden problem or difficulty

陷阱，隐患，圈套，诡计:

This deal looks too good to be true – there must be a catch somewhere.

这笔交易合算得让人不敢相信，肯定哪里有圈套。

The catch is that you can't enter the competition unless you've spent $100 in the store.

圈套就在于，你得在该店消费 100 美元，否则就不能参加比赛。

[C] a hook or something similar for fastening a door or lid and keeping it shut

锁钩; 挂钩，吊扣

[C] a quantity of fish that has been caught at one time

〔一次的〕捕鱼量

[U] a simple game in which two or more people throw a ball to each other

传接球游戏:

Let's go outside and play catch.

我们到外面去玩传接球吧。

a catch in your voice / throat, a short pause that you make when you are speaking because you feel upset or are beginning to cry

〔说到一半时因烦恼或快哭出来而〕哽咽，哽塞:

There was a catch in Anne's voice and she seemed close to tears.

安妮的声音有点哽咽，她好像快要掉眼泪了。

a (good) catch, someone who is a good person to have a relationship with or to marry because they are rich, attractive etc – often used humorously

理想的对象，理想的配偶〔指富有、漂亮的对象，常为幽默用法〕