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caught up

/kach/US // kætʃ //UK // (kætʃ) //

赶上了,追上了,追赶上了,赶上

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
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    caught, catch·ing.

    • : to seize or capture, especially after pursuit: to catch a criminal; to catch a runaway horse.
    • : to trap or ensnare: to catch a fish.
    • : to intercept and seize; take and hold: to catch a ball; a barrel to catch rain.
    • : to come upon suddenly; surprise or detect, as in some action: I caught him stealing the pumpkin.
    • : to receive, incur, or contract: to catch a cold.
    • : to be in time to get aboard.
    • : to lay hold of; grasp; clasp: He caught her in a warm embrace.
    • : to grip, hook, or entangle: The sharp branches caught his clothing.
    • : to allow to become gripped, hooked, snagged, or entangled: He caught his coat on a nail.
    • : to attract or arrest: The painting caught his fancy. His speech caught our attention.
    • : to check or restrain suddenly: She caught her breath in surprise. He caught himself before he said the wrong thing.
    • : to see or attend: to catch a show.
    • : to strike; hit: The blow caught him on the head.
    • : to become inspired by or aware of: I caught the spirit of the occasion.
    • : to fasten with or as if with a catch: to catch the clasp on a necklace.
    • : to deceive: No one was caught by his sugary words.
    • : to attract the attention of; captivate; charm: She was caught by his smile and good nature.
    • : to grasp with the intellect; comprehend: She failed to catch his meaning.
    • : to hear clearly: We caught only snatches of their conversation.
    • : to apprehend and record; capture: The painting caught her expression perfectly.
    • : South Midland and Southern U.S. to assist at the birth of: The town doctor caught more than four hundred children before he retired.
v.无主动词 verb
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    caught, catch·ing.

    • : to become gripped, hooked, or entangled: Her foot caught in the net.
    • : to overtake someone or something moving.
    • : to take hold: The door lock doesn't catch.
    • : Baseball. to play the position of catcher: He catches for the Yankees.
    • : to become lighted; take fire; ignite: The kindling caught instantly.
    • : to become established, as a crop or plant, after germination and sprouting.
n.名词 noun
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    • : the act of catching.
    • : anything that catches, especially a device for checking motion, as a latch on a door.
    • : any tricky or concealed drawback: It seems so easy that there must be a catch somewhere.
    • : a slight, momentary break or crack in the voice.
    • : that which is caught, as a quantity of fish: The fisherman brought home a large catch.
    • : a person or thing worth getting, especially a person regarded as a desirable matrimonial prospect: My mother thinks Pat would be quite a catch.
    • : a game in which a ball is thrown from one person to another: to play catch; to have a catch.
    • : a fragment: catches of a song.
    • : Music. a round, especially one in which the words are so arranged as to produce ludicrous effects.
    • : Sports. the catching and holding of a batted or thrown ball before it touches the ground.
    • : Rowing. the first part of the stroke, consisting of the placing of the oar into the water.
    • : Agriculture. the establishment of a crop from seed: a catch of clover.
adj.形容词 adjective
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    • : catchy.
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    • : catch at, to grasp at eagerly; accept readily: He caught at the chance to get free tickets.
    • : catch on, to become popular: That new song is beginning to catch on.to grasp mentally; understand: You'd think he'd catch on that he's boring us.New England. to scorch or burn slightly; sear: A pot roast is better if allowed to catch on.
    • : catch out, Chiefly British. to catch or discover in deceit or an error.
    • : catch up, to lift or snatch suddenly: Leaves were caught up in the wind.to bring or get up to date: to catch up on one's reading.to come up to or overtake: to catch up with the leader in a race.to become involved or entangled with: caught up in the excitement of the crowd.to point out to minor errors, untruths, etc.: We caught the teacher up on a number of factual details.Falconry.to capture for further training.South Midland and Southern U.S.to harness.

Phrases

  • catch as catch can
  • catch at
  • catch a Tartar
  • catch cold
  • catch fire
  • catch in the act
  • catch it
  • catch napping
  • catch off guard
  • catch on
  • catch one's breath
  • catch one's death (of cold)
  • catch red-handed
  • catch sight of
  • catch someone's eye
  • catch some rays
  • catch some z's
  • catch the drift
  • catch up
  • early bird catches the worm
  • get (catch) the drift
  • takes one to know one (a thief to catch a thief)

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inengrossed
Synonyms
absorbed吸收的,吸收了,吸收,被吸收captivated心醉神迷,心驰神往,心醉神迷的,心驰神往的consumed消耗的,消耗掉的,消耗了,消费的engaged从事,从事的,从事的工作,参与的enthralled醉心于,醉心于此,心驰神往,陶醉于此submerged被淹没的,淹没的,淹没,被淹没bugged有缺陷的,被窃听的,有问题的,有问题busy忙,繁忙,忙碌,忙碌的fascinated着迷的,迷人的,着迷了,着迷gone走了,消失了,消失的,消失了的gripped抓紧了,紧紧抓住,抓紧,握紧了hooked上钩的,上钩,上钩了,钩住的immersed沉浸式,沉浸其中的,沉浸其中,沉浸式的intrigued感兴趣的,感到好奇的,感到好奇,感到好奇的是lost丢失的,失去的,丧失的,迷失的occupied被占领的,被占领,被占用的,被占用riveted铆接,铆接的,铆接而成,铆接在一起all wound up满腹经纶,伤痕累累,满腹牢骚,满身是伤assiduous孜孜不倦,勤奋,勤奋的,勤奋努力caught up in陷于,陷入了,囿于,陷入deep深,深深的,深的,深入diligent勤奋的,勤奋,勤勉的,勤劳的fiend for爱好者,迷恋,嗜好,迷恋上了head over heels踺子,俯首称臣,俯首帖耳,倾心heavily into沉重地进入,沉重地投入,沉重地陷入,沉重地投入到hung up挂断了,挂断了电话,挂了,挂断电话industrious勤奋的,勤奋,勤劳的,勤劳intent故意的,故意,宗旨into进入,变成,融入,纳入rapt狂喜,狂欢,狂热,狂热的really into真正进入,真的很喜欢,真的很投入,真心喜欢sedulous沉着冷静,沉着的,沉着,镇定taken up with担任的职务,担任的职务是,担任的工作,担任tied up捆绑在一起的,捆绑在一起,捆绑的,捆绑turned on打开了,开启了,开启,开了up to here in到这里的wrapped up结束了,包扎好的,收工了,收工
as inapproach
Synonyms
absorbed吸收的,吸收了,吸收,被吸收captivated心醉神迷,心驰神往,心醉神迷的,心驰神往的consumed消耗的,消耗掉的,消耗了,消费的engaged从事,从事的,从事的工作,参与的enthralled醉心于,醉心于此,心驰神往,陶醉于此submerged被淹没的,淹没的,淹没,被淹没bugged有缺陷的,被窃听的,有问题的,有问题busy忙,繁忙,忙碌,忙碌的fascinated着迷的,迷人的,着迷了,着迷gone走了,消失了,消失的,消失了的gripped抓紧了,紧紧抓住,抓紧,握紧了hooked上钩的,上钩,上钩了,钩住的immersed沉浸式,沉浸其中的,沉浸其中,沉浸式的intrigued感兴趣的,感到好奇的,感到好奇,感到好奇的是lost丢失的,失去的,丧失的,迷失的occupied被占领的,被占领,被占用的,被占用riveted铆接,铆接的,铆接而成,铆接在一起all wound up满腹经纶,伤痕累累,满腹牢骚,满身是伤assiduous孜孜不倦,勤奋,勤奋的,勤奋努力caught up in陷于,陷入了,囿于,陷入deep深,深深的,深的,深入diligent勤奋的,勤奋,勤勉的,勤劳的fiend for爱好者,迷恋,嗜好,迷恋上了head over heels踺子,俯首称臣,俯首帖耳,倾心heavily into沉重地进入,沉重地投入,沉重地陷入,沉重地投入到hung up挂断了,挂断了电话,挂了,挂断电话industrious勤奋的,勤奋,勤劳的,勤劳intent故意的,故意,宗旨into进入,变成,融入,纳入rapt狂喜,狂欢,狂热,狂热的really into真正进入,真的很喜欢,真的很投入,真心喜欢sedulous沉着冷静,沉着的,沉着,镇定taken up with担任的职务,担任的职务是,担任的工作,担任tied up捆绑在一起的,捆绑在一起,捆绑的,捆绑turned on打开了,开启了,开启,开了up to here in到这里的wrapped up结束了,包扎好的,收工了,收工

Examples

  • Canix caught the eye of several critical investors in its short life.

  • How to vote in your stateOn the pandemic, fears of becoming infected persist, with more than 6 in 10 Minnesota voters “very” or “somewhat” worried about an immediate family member catching the novel coronavirus.

  • To find out more about how his company is navigating through current challenges and what the future holds for business travel, Fortune recently caught up with Cohen—several weeks after the CEO made his first work trip in months.

  • The engineers are working hard to meet their deadlines, and this reporter even caught Gil pulling aside some engineers to tell them to remember to take time off.

  • It didn’t take me long to realize that catching star-nosed moles did not include hopping from stone to stone along clear mountain streams like a wood elf.

  • They all immediately dashed out to their car to catch the bad guys.

  • “The government just wanted to catch the big fish [in the Juarez cartel] and they ignored everything in between,” Lozoya said.

  • From a lyrical standpoint, there are precious few that can catch Kendrick.

  • With Rick, I think the culture just lags behind great artists much of the time, and it takes time for it to catch up.

  • Phone lines would catch fire from the velocity and ferocity of his words.

  • While you were admiring the long roll of the wave, a sudden spray would be dashed over you, and make you catch your breath!

  • If I could catch Laura's eye—but I suppose it would hardly be decent to go just yet.

  • Then Squinty would toss the apple up in the air, off his nose, and catch it as it came down.

  • But what if I catch the fish by using a hired boat and a hired net, or by buying worms as bait from some one who has dug them?

  • We nearly played our horses out galloping around looking for you—after we'd gone a mile or so, and you didn't catch up.