catch /kætʃ/ CET4 TEM4 ( catching, caught, catches )

• 1. 

  V-T If you catch a person or animal, you capture them after chasing them, or by using a trap, net, or other device. 捉住; 捕获

  例：

  Police say they are confident of catching the gunman.

  警方说他们有信心抓获枪手。

  例：

  Where did you catch the fish?

  你在哪儿捕到了这条鱼？

• 2. 

  V-T If you catch an object that is moving through the air, you seize it with your hands. 接住

  例：

  I jumped up to catch a ball and fell over.

  我跳起来接球，结果摔倒了。

• 3. 

  N-COUNT Catch is also a noun. 接住

  例：

  He missed the catch and the game was lost.

  他没接住球，输了这场比赛。

• 4. 

  V-T If you catch a part of someone's body, you take or seize it with your hand, often in order to stop them from going somewhere. 抓住; 握住

  例：

  Liz caught his arm.

  利兹抓住了他的胳膊。

  例：

  He knelt beside her and caught her hand in both of his.

  他跪在她旁边，双手握住她的手。

• 5. 

  V-T If one thing catches another, it hits it accidentally or manages to hit it. 打击; 击中

  例：

  The stinging slap almost caught his face.

  这狠狠的一巴掌差点打在他的脸上。

  例：

  I may have caught him with my elbow but it was just an accident.

  我的胳膊肘可能碰了他，不过那只是个意外。

• 6. 

  V-I If something catches on or in an object, it accidentally becomes attached to the object or stuck in it. 绊住; 卡住

  例：

  Her ankle caught on a root, and she almost lost her balance.

  她的脚踝绊到一个树根上，身体差点失去平衡。

• 7. 

  to catch hold of something →see hold