►                 INTEREST 兴趣 15 [VN] ~ sb’s interest,丨magination, attention, etc. if sth catches your interest, etc., you notice it and feel interested in it 引起，激发（兴―、想

象、注意等）

►                 SHOW ACCURATELY 逼身地显示 16 [VN] to show or describe sth accurately 逼真 4 现丨准 _ 描绘 HTTl capture ： The artist has caught her smile perfectly. ^ 术家惟妙惟肖地画出了她的微笑。

►                 LIGHT'光 17 [VN] if sth catches the light or the light catches it, the light shines on it and makes it shine too (光）照受到（光的）照射：The fcm/e gleamed as it

caug/ittheHght刀在光照下闪闪发亮。

►                 THE SUN 太阳 18 [VN] (/’/i/oAWfl/) if you catch the sun， you become red or brown because of spending time in the sun晒黑；晒红；晒成棕色

►                 BURN 燃烧 19 to begin to burn 烧着；着（火）：[VN] TTie wooden ra_/ters caught 月作.木椽子着火了.。o [V] TTiese togs are wet: they won’t catch.这些木柴是湿的， 烧不着。

►                 IN CRICKET 板球 20 [VN] to make a player unable to continue batting by catching the ball they have hit before it touches the ground (在球落地前）逢住球 ITOHI catch your 'breath 1 to stop breathing for a moment because of fear, shock, etc. ‘由于恐惧、震惊 等）屏息，屏气 2 to breathe normally again after running or doing some tiring exercise ( 或激烈运动 后）喘口气 catch'your ‘death (of ’cold) (oW-/os/7/on<?c/， /•n/omw/) to catch a very bad cold.患重感冒 catch sb’s

to attract sb’s attention引起某人注意；惹人注目： Can you catch the waiter’s ^ye?你能引起服务员的注意 吗？ ’catch it (8r£) (/V/Awf catch _hell，, 'get it) “/o/TDfl/) to be punished or spoken to angrily about sth 受罚；，受 斥责：If your dad finds out you'll really catch it!

▲爸知ilT",你非挨骂不可！ 乂atch sb ’napping (8/f) to get an advantage over sb by doing sth when they are not expecting it and not ready for it 使人措手不及；乘 其不备 catch sb on the 'hop (//7/〇/7??〇6 to surprise sb by doing sth when they are not expecting it and not ready for it 使某人措手不太 catch sb red-’handed to catch sb in the act of doing sth wrong or committing a crime 当 场抓住；现场捕获 catch sb with their _pants down (BrE also catch sb with their 'trousers down) {informaf) to arrive or do sth when sb is not expecting it and not ready, especially when they are in an embarrassing situation使突陷窘境；乘人措手不及；出其不意;冷不防 一 more at balance n., cleft adj., fancy n., raw n., rock n., short adv. liishgfa catch at sth = clutch at sth at clutch v. , catch on to become popular or fash- ionable受欢迎；流行起来；变得时髦：He invented a new game, but ft never reaHy caug/it on.他发明了一种新 的游戏，但从未真正流行起来。，catch 'on (to sthj {informal) to understand sth 31 IS ： He is very quick to catch on to things.他领悟能力很强。，catch sb _out 1 to surprise sb and put them in a difficult position 使突陷 困备：Many investors were caught out by the fall in shareprices.许多投资者由于股价下跌而突然陷入困境。

2 to show that sb does not know much or is doing sth wrong抓住某人的短处；指出无知；指出过失：They tried to catch her out with a difficult question.

用一道难题难倒她。，catch 'up on sth 1 to spend extra time doing sth because you have not done it earlier补做（未做的事）；赶做；补上：have dot 〇/ work to catch up cm.我有许多工作要补做。2 to find out about things that have happened     (已发生的事

情）：We spent the evening catching up on each othefs news.我们那一晚上都-直在彼此通报情况。be/get .caught 'up in sth to become involved in sth, espe­cially when you do not want to be A; PS A ： Inno- cent passers-by got caught up in the riots.无辜的过路乂 被卷入了那场暴乱。.catch ■ up (with sbi (份f also sb 'up) 1 to reach sb who is ahead by going 赶上，追上（某人）：Go on ahead. catch up wfth you.你先牟，我随后赶上你。◊ fH catch you up. 我会追上你的。2 to reach the samb level or standard as sb who was better or more advanced 赶上，达到 (某水平）：After missing a term through illness he had to worfc hard to catch up with the others.他因病休学一 学期，不得不努力学习好赶上别的同学。，catch'up with sb 1 to finally start to cause problems for sb after they

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have managed to avoid this for some time 产生（曾设 法避免的）问题：She was terr诉ed that one day her past proWems wou〖d catch up with her.她十分害怕过去的问 题总有一天又会来困扰A。2 if the police or authorities catch up with sb, they find and punish them after some time 终于查到某人头上：rhe Zaw caught up with him years later when he had moved to Spain.

已移居西班牙时最终还是受到法律的制裁。

■ noun

►                 OF BALL 球 1 [C] an act of catching sth, for example a ball 接（邊等）：to make a catch 接球

►                 AMOUNT CAUGHT 捕获2 [C] the total amount of things that are caught 总捕祛量：a huge catch o/yiish 捕获大量 的鱼

►                 FASTENING 固着装置 3 [C] a device used for fastening sth 扣检物；扣件：a catch on the door 门‘白◊ sa/ety catches jor the windows 安全窗钩

►                 DIFFICULTY 困难 4 [C, usually sing.} a hidden difficulty or disadvantage隐藏的困难；暗藏的不利因素：AH that money for two hours7 work—whaf’s the catch?干了 两小 时的活就给那么多钱——这里面有什么鬼？

►                 CHILD’S GAME 凡童游戏 5 [U] a child’s game in which two people throw a ball to each other (■凡童）传接球 游戏

►                 PERSON 人：6 [sing.] (oW-/fl5/)/on«/) a person that other people see as a good person to marry, employ, etc. 理想的对象；意中人；雇用的好对象；看中的人

ITSTiBl (a) catch-22 | a catch-22 situation {informal) a difficult situation from which there is no escape because you need to do one thing before doing a second, and you cannot do the second thing before doing the first 进退维谷的局面：I can't get a job because I haven't got anywhere to live but I can't afford, a place to live until I get a job—it’s a catch-22 situation.我没有住 所就找不到工作，但是没有工作就没钱租房子——这真 是左右为难。

'catch-ail noun 1 {especially NAm£) a thing for holding many small objects ^杂物的容器；放杂物的东西2 a group or description that includes different things and that does not state clearly what is included or not 的一类（.或描述）► 'catch-all [only before noun]: a catc/i-aHphrase/term含义甚广&短语/术语 'catch crop noun (BrE) a crop that is grown in the space between two main crops, or at a time when no main crop is being grown间命物，填闲作物（在主要作物之间 或土地休闲时种植的作物）‘ catch er /'kaetj9(r)/ noun 1 (in baseball 棒球）the player who stands behind the batter and catches the tali if he or she does not hit it 接球手.一picture o page R30 2 (usually in compounds 通常构成复合词）a person or thing that catches sth 捕捉者；捕捉器：a rat catcher 捕鼠器

catch-ing /'kaetXirj/ adj. [not before noun] 1 (of a disease 疾病)easily cauglit by one person from another 有传染 性 PCT71 infectious 2 (of an emotion or a mood if 或情绪）passing quickly from one person to another ★ ‘ 染力 CCTl infectious ： Try to be as enthusiastic as possiWe (enthusiasm is catching)/ 尽量表现出热情（热 情具有感染力）!

catch-iine /'kaeUlain/ noun 1 {technical ?|tT§) a short line of text which can be easily noticed, for example at the top of a page (页面顶端等处）引人注目的语句，醒 目的字行 2 a phrase used in an advertisement 广吿语 catch-ment area /'kaetjmant earia; NAmE eria/ noun 1 (8r£) the area from which a school takes its students, a hospital its patients，etc.(学校的）招生地区；（医院 等的 5 服务地区 2 (also catch.ment) (fcc/jn/ca/ 术语）the area from which rain flows into a particular river or lake汇水区；汇水面积

catch-penny /'kaetjpeni/ adj. {old-fashioned) (of a product or service 卢品★服^•) produced or provided just to make money, without being of good quality (劣

质）只求赚钱的

catch'phrase /'kaetjfreiz/ noun a popular phrase that is connected with the politician or entertainer who used it and made it famous名言;_流行语；时兴的话