arrest, capture, catch, seize, trap

名詞 catch:

1. a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident
   同義詞：gimmick
2. the quantity that was caught
   同義詞：haul
3. a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect
   同義詞：match
4. anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching)
5. a break or check in the voice (usually a sign of strong emotion)
6. a restraint that checks the motion of something
   同義詞：stop
7. a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window
8. a cooperative game in which a ball is passed back and forth
9. the act of catching an object with the hands
   同義詞：grab, snatch, snap
10. the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
    同義詞：apprehension, arrest, collar, pinch, taking into custody

動詞 catch:

1. discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
2. perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily
   同義詞：pick up
3. reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot
   同義詞：get
4. take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
   同義詞：grab, take hold of
5. succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
   同義詞：get, capture
6. to hook or entangle
   同義詞：hitch
7. attract and fix
   同義詞：arrest, get
8. capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
   同義詞：capture
9. reach in time
10. get or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly
11. catch up with and possibly overtake
    同義詞：overtake, catch up with
12. be struck or affected by
13. check oneself during an action
14. hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
    同義詞：take in, overhear
15. see or watch
    同義詞：watch, view, see, take in
16. cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught, ensnared, or entangled
17. detect a blunder or misstep
    同義詞：trip up
18. grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of
    同義詞：get
19. contract
20. start burning
21. perceive by hearing
    同義詞：get
22. suffer from the receipt of
    同義詞：get
23. attract; cause to be enamored
    同義詞：capture, enamour, trance, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, charm, fascinate, bewitch, entrance, enchant
24. apprehend and reproduce accurately
    同義詞：get
25. take in and retain
26. spread or be communicated
27. be the catcher
28. become aware of
29. delay or hold up; prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned

1. I don't catch your meaning.
   我不明白你的意思
2. Her dress caught on a nail.
   她的衣服讓釘子給鉤住了。
3. We're just in time to catch the train.
   我們正好趕上了火車。
4. It's noisy and I can't catch a word.
   太吵了，我一句話也沒有聽清。
5. That's a nice catch.
   那球接得好。

catch

v.（動詞）
caught[kôt] catch.ing,catch.es
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To capture or seize, especially after a chase.
捕捉，拿獲：捕捉或抓住，特別是經(jīng)過追捕以后
To take by or as if by trapping or snaring.
誘捕：通過或好象通過圈套或羅網(wǎng)逮著

To discover or come upon suddenly, unexpectedly, or accidentally:
撞見：突然地、出乎意料地或偶然地發(fā)現(xiàn)或碰見：
例句：
He was caught in the act of stealing.
他在行竊時被當場抓到

To become cognizant or aware of suddenly:
突然間知道或意識到：
例句：
caught her gazing out the window.
突然意識到她正在注視窗外

To take hold of, especially forcibly or suddenly; grasp:
用力抓住，握?。鹤プ?，特別是有力地或突然地；握?。?/br>例句：
caught me by the arm; caught the reins.
抓住我的胳膊；抓住韁繩

To grab so as to stop the motion of:
抓住使停止：抓握以便阻止某物的運動：
例句：
catch a ball.
接住球

To overtake:
趕上，超前：
例句：
The green car caught me on the straightaway.
那輛綠卡車在直路上超過了我

To reach just in time; take:
及時到達；趕得上：
例句：
caught the bus to town; catch a wave.
趕上了去城里的汽車；趕上了波浪

To hold, as by snagging or entangling.
絆住，鉤?。合癖焕p住或揪住般抓住
To cause to become suddenly or accidentally hooked, entangled, or fastened:
意外鉤住，意外絆住：使得突然地或偶然地被鉤住、纏住或扣?。?/br>例句：
caught my hem on the stair.
我的衣襟被鉤在樓梯上

To hold up; delay:
堵塞；延誤：
例句：
was caught in traffic for an hour.
交通堵塞耽誤了一小時

To hit; strike:
擊；打：
例句：
a punch that caught me in the stomach.
打在我肚子上的一拳

To check (oneself) during an action:
行動停止，中止動作：某項行為過程中阻止（自己）：
例句：
I caught myself before replying.
在答復前我頓了一下

To become subject to or to contract, as by exposure to a pathogen:
罹患，感染：因暴露于病原體中而變得易患…或易感染…：
例句：
catch a cold.
傷風

To become affected by or infused with:
被…影響或充滿…：
例句：
caught the joyous mood of the festival.
被節(jié)日的歡樂氣氛所感染

To suffer from the receipt of (criticism, for example):
遭受到（如批評）：
例句：
caught hell for being late.
因為遲到而遭到責罵

To take or get suddenly, momentarily, or quickly:
突然得到，迅速得到：突然地、片刻地或快速地得到或獲取：
例句：
We caught a glimpse of the monarch. I caught a hint of sarcasm in your response.
我們只瞥了國王一眼。從你的反應中我感到了一些諷刺的意味

To grasp mentally; apprehend:
在精神上把握；理解：
例句：
I don`t catch your meaning.
我不明白你的意思

To apprehend and reproduce accurately by or as if by artistic means:
描繪，再現(xiàn)：通過或似乎通過藝術(shù)的方式領(lǐng)會并準確地理解和復制：
例句：
an impressionist who caught the effects of wind and water in his paintings.
一位在他的畫作中表達了風和水的效果的印象派畫家

To attract and fix; arrest:
吸引并使其固定；捕獲：
例句：
couldn`t catch their attention; caught the teacher`s eye.
無法吸引他們的注意；引起了老師的注意

To charm; captivate.
迷惑；迷住

Informal To go to see (a performance, for example):
【非正式用語】 看表演：前往觀看（如演出）：
例句：
caught the midnight show.
去看午夜演出

To get (something required), usually quickly or for a brief period:
取得：得到（需要的東西），通常是迅速地或只為一個短時期：
例句：
catch some sleep.
打個盹

v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To become held, entangled, or fastened:
使抓緊、卷入或系緊：
例句：
My coat caught in the car door.
我的衣服被車門夾住了

To act or move so as to hold or grab someone or something:
搶取，抓取：為抓住或抱住某人或某物而作的行為或移動：
例句：
tried to catch at the life preserver.
試圖抓住救生用具

To be communicable or infectious; spread.
傳染，傳播：成為可傳播的或可傳染的；傳播
To ignite:
燃著：
例句：
The fire caught.
著火了

Baseball To act as catcher.
【棒球】 當棒球捕手
n.（名詞）
The act of catching; a taking and holding.
接，抓：接的動作；拿或握
Something that catches, especially a device for fastening or for checking motion.
門閂，鉤子：可鉤住的物體，特別是用于拴緊東西或控制運動狀態(tài)的裝置

Something caught:
捕獲物：
例句：
The mistake you found was a good catch.
你發(fā)現(xiàn)的錯誤是一個大發(fā)現(xiàn)

Informal One, such as a person or thing, that is worth catching.
【非正式用語】 值得獵取的人或物
Sports
【體育運動】
The grabbing and holding of a thrown, kicked, or batted ball before it hits the ground.
接球：在一個被擲出、踢出或拍打的球落地前抓握住它的動作
A game of throwing and catching a ball.
投接球的游戲
A quantity that is caught:
捕獲量：
例句：
The catch amounted to 50 fish.
捕獲的魚達到50條

A choking or stoppage of the breath or voice.
哽噎：呼吸或聲音的哽塞或阻塞
A stop or break in the operation of a mechanism.
運作中斷：停止或中斷機械的運行
Informal A tricky or previously unsuspected condition or drawback:
【非正式用語】 陷阱，欺詐：蹊蹺的或先前無嫌疑的條件或困難：
例句：
It sounds like a good offer, but there may be a catch.
這聽起來是個好的建議，但其中可能有詐

A snatch; a fragment.
片段；部分
Music A canonical, often rhythmically intricate composition for three or more voices, popular especially in the 7th and 8th centuries.
【音樂】 輪唱：一種規(guī)范的，經(jīng)常是由三種或三種以上聲音構(gòu)成的有韻律的復雜曲目，在7和8世紀尤其流行

<常用詞組>catch on
To understand; perceive.
理解；察覺
To become popular:
變得流行：
例句：
Skateboarding caught on quickly.
滑板運動很快就流行起來

catch out
To detect (another) in the act or process of wrongdoing.
偵測錯誤：偵測（另一人）正在犯錯的行為或過程
catch up
To snatch:
搶奪：
例句：
The mugger caught the wallet up and fled.
匪徒搶了錢夾并逃走了

To detect (another) in a mistake or wrongdoing:
指出錯誤，指出差錯：指出（另一人）錯誤或差錯：
例句：
Auditors caught up with the embezzler.
查帳員查出了那個侵占公款者

To come up from behind; overtake.
超過：從后面趕上來；超過
To become involved with, often unwillingly:
牽涉，牽連：被卷入，經(jīng)常是不情愿地：
例句：
was caught up in the scandal.
涉及丑聞

To captivate; enthrall:
著迷；吸引?。?/br>例句：
I was caught up in the mood of the evening.
我沉醉在夜晚的情調(diào)中

To bring up to date; brief:
簡要介紹；簡述：
例句：
Let me catch you up on all the gossip.
讓我把所有的流言蜚語簡要地說給你

To bring an activity nearer to completion:
使接近：將一項工作引向接近完成：
例句：
I must catch up on my correspondence.
我必須盡快寫完我的回信

<習慣用語>catch fire
To ignite.
燃著
To become very enthusiastic.
變得十分熱情
To become the subject of great interest and widespread enthusiasm:
成為狂熱的對象：成為巨大的興趣和普遍的熱情的對象：
例句：
an idea that caught fire all over the country.
一個引起舉國狂熱的想法

catch it【非正式用語】
To receive a punishment or scolding.
接受懲罰或責備
catch (one`s) breath
To rest so as to be able to continue an activity.
喘口氣，休息一下：為繼續(xù)從事項活動而休息
來源：
Middle English cacchen
中古英語 cacchen
from Old North French cachier [to chase]
源自 古法國北方方言 cachier [追逐]
from Latin capt3re [frequentative of] capere [to seize] * see kap-
源自 拉丁語 capt3re [] capere的重復動詞 [抓住] *參見 kap-

【引伸】
catch.able
adj.（形容詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>catch,enmesh,ensnare,entangle,entrap,snare,tangle,trapThe central meaning shared by these verbs is .to take in and hold as if by using bait or a lure.:
這些動詞所共有的中心意義是.象使用魚餌一樣欺騙并捕獲.：
例句：
caught in her own lies;
被她自己的謊言所蒙蔽；

例句：
enmeshed in the neighbors` dispute;
陷入鄰居間的爭端；

例句：
ensnaring an unsuspecting dupe with fast talk;
用迅速的談話糾纏一個輕信的受騙人；

例句：
became entangled in his own contradictions;
作繭自縛；

例句：
entrapped by a skillful interviewer into making a damaging statement;
為狡猾的提問人所誘導而發(fā)表的不利言論；

例句：
snared by false hopes;
被虛假的希望所迷惑；

例句：
tangled by his own duplicity;
為他自己的騙局所困撓；

例句：
trapped into making an incriminating admission.
受算計而做了有罪的許可