单词 | catch |
例句 | catch verb 1.•he caught the ball:seize, grab, snatch, take hold of, grasp, grip, trap, clutch, clench | receive, get, intercept. ANT drop. 2.•we've caught the thief:capture, seize | apprehend, arrest, take prisoner/captive, take into custody | trap, snare, ensnare | net, hook, land | informal nab, collar, run in, bust. ANT release. 3.•her heel caught in a hole:become trapped, become entangled, snag. 4.•she caught the last bus:be in time for, make, get | board, get on, step aboard. ANT miss. 5.•they were caught siphoning gas:discover, find, come upon/across, stumble on, chance on | surprise, catch red-handed, catch in the act. 6.•it caught his imagination:engage, capture, attract, draw, grab, grip, seize | hold, absorb, engross. 7.•she caught a trace of aftershave:perceive, notice, observe, discern, detect, note, make out. ANT miss. 8.•I couldn't catch what she was saying:hear, perceive, discern, make out | understand, comprehend, grasp, apprehend | informal get, get the drift of, figure out. 9.•it caught the flavor of the sixties:evoke, conjure up, call to mind, recall, encapsulate, capture. 10.•the blow caught her on the side of her face:hit, strike, slap, smack, bang. ANT miss. 11.•he caught malaria:become infected with, contract, get, fall ill with, be taken ill with, develop, come down with, be struck down with. ANT escape. 12.•the kindling wouldn't catch:ignite, start burning, catch fire, kindle.▶noun 1.•he inspected the catch:haul, net, bag, yield. 2.•he secured the catch:latch, lock, fastener, clasp, hasp. 3.•it looks great, but there's a catch:snag, disadvantage, drawback, stumbling block, hitch, fly in the ointment, pitfall, complication, problem, hiccup, difficulty | trap, trick, snare | informal catch-22. PHRASES catch on 1.•radio soon caught on:become popular, become fashionable, take off, boom, flourish, thrive. 2.•I caught on fast:understand, comprehend, learn, see the light | informal latch on, get the picture, get the message, get wise. catch up to •police didn’t catch up to him until he stopped for gas and food:reach | be even with | gain on, close in on. |
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