英汉词典

catch 基本解释

• vt. 赶上；抓住；感染；了解
• vi. 赶上；抓住
• n. 捕捉；捕获物；窗钩

catch 词态变化

catch 中文词源

来自词根capt, 抓，拿，握，构成chase的对词，词源同captive.

catch 英文词源

catch

catch: [13] Originally catch meant ‘chase, hunt’ (and in fact it is etymologically related to the English word chase). However, it remarkably quickly moved on to be applied to the next logical step in the procedure, ‘capture’, and by the early 16th century ‘chase’ was becoming obsolete (although it remains the only sense of related words in other languages, such as French chasser and Italian cacciare).

Looked at from another point of view, however, catch might be said to be harking back to its ultimate roots in Latin capere ‘take’, source of English capture. Its past participle, captus, provided the basis for a new verb captāre ‘try to seize, chase’. In Vulgar Latin this became altered to *captiāre, source of Old French chacier (whence English chase) and the corresponding Anglo-Norman cachier (whence English catch).
=> capture, chase

catch (v.)

c. 1200, "to take, capture," from Anglo-French or Old North French cachier "catch, capture" (animals) (Old French chacier "hunt, pursue, drive (animals)," Modern French chasser "to hunt;" making it a doublet of chase (v.)), from Vulgar Latin *captiare "try to seize, chase" (also source of Spanish cazar, Italian cacciare), from Latin captare "to take, hold," frequentative of Latin capere "to take, hold" (see capable).

Senses in early Middle English also included "chase, hunt," which later went with chase (v.). Of infections from 1540s; of fire from 1734; of sleep, etc., from early 14c. Related: Catched (obsolete); catching; caught.

Meaning "act as a catcher in baseball" recorded from 1865. To catch on "apprehend" is 1884, American English colloquial. To catch (someone's) eye is first attested 1813, in Jane Austen. Catch as catch can first attested late 14c.

catch (n.)

late 14c., "device to hold a latch of a door," also "a trap;" also "a fishing vessel," from catch (v.). Meaning "action of catching" attested from 1570s. Meaning "that which is caught or worth catching" (later especially of spouses) is from 1590s. Sense of "hidden cost, qualification, etc." is slang first recorded 1855 in P.T. Barnum.

catch 词组搭配

catch 英文释义

1. a hidden drawback;

"it sounds good but what's the catch?"

2. the quantity that was caught;

"the catch was only 10 fish"

3. a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect

4. anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching);

"he shared his catch with the others"

5. a break or check in the voice (usually a sign of strong emotion)

6. a restraint that checks the motion of something;

"he used a book as a stop to hold the door open"

7. a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window

8. a cooperative game in which a ball is passed back and forth;

"he played catch with his son in the backyard"

9. the act of catching an object with the hands;

"Mays made the catch with his back to the plate"

"he made a grab for the ball before it landed"

"Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away"

"the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion"

10. the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal);

"the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"

catch 同义词解析

arrest, capture, catch, seize, trap

这些动词均有"抓住，捕捉"之意。

arrest：指根据法律或命令进行逮捕并予以监禁或拘留。

capture：指通过武力或计谋等，战胜抵抗而捉住敌人或动物。

catch：普通用词，指捉住跑动或隐藏中的人或动物，一般指活捉。

seize：侧重指以突然、有力地动作迅速抓住或捉住。

trap：多指诱捕。

catch 双语例句

1. He missed the catch and the match was lost.

他没有接住球，比赛输了。

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2. The teapot came with a stand to catch the drips.

那把茶壶配有一个可以接滴水的茶托。

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3. The white sails billow with the breezes they catch.

一张张白帆随着微风舞动。

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4. They skip rope and play catch, waiting for the bell.

他们又是跳绳，又是玩接球，等着上课铃声响起。

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5. Most late developers will catch up with their friends.

大多数身材发育迟缓者都会赶上他们的朋友。

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catch 实用场景例句

When he was fishing off the island he was caught in a storm and almost drowned...

他出岛捕鱼时，赶上一场暴风雨，差点淹死。

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Visitors to the area were caught between police and the rioters.

到该地区游玩的人碰上警察和骚乱分子交战。

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The Jordanian leader is caught between both sides in the dispute...

争论双方使约旦领导人左右为难。

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I dialled Elizabeth's number thinking I might catch her before she left for work...

我拨了伊丽莎白的号码，心里想或许能赶在她去上班前联系到她。

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Hello, Dolph. Glad I caught you.

喂，多尔夫，可见着你了。

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She looked as if the photographer had caught her by surprise...

看上去，她好像被摄影师搞了个猝不及防。

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I'm sorry but I just cannot say anything. You've caught me at a bad time...

对不起，我真的没什么好说的。你问得不是时候。

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My shoes caught his attention...

我的鞋子引起了他的注意。

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A quick movement across the aisle caught his eye.

有个人影在走道里一闪而过，引起了他的注意。

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There's no doubt Mr Putin's speech caught the mood of most deputies.

无疑，普金先生的讲话充分反映了大多数代表的心情。

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He caught a glimpse of the man's face in a shop window.

他在商店橱窗里瞥见了一眼那个人的脸。

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His ears caught a faint cry...

他听到一声微弱的叫声。

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I do not believe I caught your name...

我没有听清你的名字。

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Bill turns on the radio to catch the local news...

比尔打开收音机，收听本地新闻。

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The exhibition is on at Droitwich until May 24. You can also catch it at Leominster from June 5.

展览在德罗伊特威奇一直持续到5月24日。从6月5日起，还可以在莱姆斯特参观该展览。

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He caught a youth breaking into a car...

他撞见一个青年正在撬车。

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I don't want to catch you pushing yourself into the picture to get some personal publicity...

我不希望看见你为了出风头而去抢镜头。

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I caught myself feeling almost sorry for poor Mr Laurence.

我突然发觉自己几乎同情起可怜的劳伦斯先生来了。

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As she turned back she caught the puzzled look on her mother's face...

她转过身来，看见母亲脸上迷惑的表情。

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Police say they are confident of catching the gunman...

警方说他们有信心抓住那个持枪歹徒。

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Where did you catch the fish?...

这条鱼你在哪儿逮的？

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I jumped up to catch a ball and fell over.

我跳起来接球，结果摔了个跟头。

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Liz caught his arm...

莉兹一把抓住了他的胳膊。

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

他跪在她的旁边，双手握住她的一只手。

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The stinging slap almost caught his face...

那狠狠的一巴掌差点搧在他脸上。

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

也许我的胳膊肘碰到了他，但那是无意的。

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

她的脚踝被树根绊了一下，差点摔倒。

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A man caught his foot in the lawnmower.

有个男的一只脚绞进剪草机里了。

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We were in plenty of time for Anthony to catch the ferry...

我们时间充裕得很，足够安东尼赶上渡船。

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He caught a taxi to Harrods.

他打了辆出租车去哈罗德百货商店。

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