catch/kætʃ/

v.

➊ find and stop a person or animal from getting away

➋ get hold of sth that is moving through the air

➌ see sb doing sth wrong

➍ get on a bus, train or plane in time to travel on it

➎ get an infectious illness

➭ pt. & pp. caught/kɔːt $ kɑːt/

v.

➊ [T] 捉住：catch fish/rats捕鱼/捉老鼠

◇catch the murderer 抓住谋杀犯

◇She caught him by the arm. 她抓住他的手臂。

➋ [T; I] 接住：The dog jumped up and caught the plastic plate. 狗跳起来接住了塑料盘。

◇I'll throw you the book. Catch! 我把书扔给你，接住！

◇He caught the ball with one hand. 他单手抓住球。

➌ [T] 发现，撞见：[catch sb doing sth] She was caught reading a novel in the English class. 她被抓住在英语课上看小说。

◇Her mother caught her smoking in the room. 她妈妈发现她在房间里吸烟。

➍ [T] 赶上：I have to catch the 7:00 bus to school. 我得赶7点钟的那趟巴士上学。

➎ [T] 染上（疾病）：catch a cold 感冒

◇catch measles 染上麻疹

catch at sth 试图抓住：The baby caught at my dress as I walked past. 当我走过时，婴儿试图抓我的裙子。

catch up with sb 追上；赶上：He walked so fast that I couldn't catch up with him. 他走得很快，我都赶不上他。

◇〈喻〉He missed many lessons and had to work hard to catch up with the other students. 他缺了很多课，不得不努力学习赶上其他学生。

音组-atch/-ætʃ/

catch; hatch; match; scratch; snatch

同音 caught; court [仅英音相同]

常犯错误

✗ She caught the thief by his hand.

✓ She caught the thief by the hand.

[✌表示“抓住某人的某个部位”用结构catch sb by the hand/arm]

常犯错误

✗ His mother caught him to smoke in the bathroom.

✓ His mother caught him smoking in the bathroom. 她妈妈撞见他在卫生间里吸烟。

辨析catch; grasp; seize; snatch