He caught at a rope thrown to him, but missed it.
他想抓住扔给他的绳子,但没有抓住。
He acted like a drowning man trying to catch at a straw.
他那样做就好像一个快要淹死的人拼命想捞救命稻草一样。
He will catch at any chance to make money.
他抓住一切机会赚钱。
He catches at every opportunity to practise the piano.
他抓住每一个机会练习弹钢琴。
catch sb at sthI've caught you at your tricks again!
你玩花招,又叫我发现了!
If you catch me at it again, you may punish me any way you like.
如果你看见我再做这件事,可以任意处罚我。
catch at sthJohn caught at Bill's offer to help.
约翰马上接受比尔提供的帮助。
My foot caught in the mat and I fell heavily.
我被席子绊了一下,重重地摔了一跤。
My foot caught in a loose plank on the bridge while I was crossing.
我过河时脚被桥上一块松动的木板夹住了。
catch sb in sthHe was caught in the rain and got wet through last night.
昨夜他碰上下雨,全身都湿透了。
He is wet all over.He must have been caught in the rain.
他浑身湿透了,一定是给雨淋了。
You might catch him in about 11 o'clock.
你或许能在11点左右找到他。
catch inThis dress is rather loose, but it only needs catching in a little at the waist.
这件女衫大了些,但只要在腰部束一束就可以了。
catch sth ⇔ inCatch in the waistline very lightly so that it doesn't show.
稍稍缝上几针把腰围收一收,这样就看不出来了。
She caught the dress in at the waist.
她把女衫的腰部收紧些。
They caught him off guard.
他们给他来了一个攻其不备。
If you want to persuade the chairman to agree , you'll have to catch him off his guard.
如果你要想说服主席同意必须出其不意地向他提出来。
The kite caught on the electric wires.
那个风筝勾住电线了。
catch sb/sth on sthHe caught his foot on a tree root and stumbled.
他一只脚绊在树根上,几乎要跌倒。
I would have been early enough, but I caught my coat on a nail just as I was leaving.
我本来会早来,没想到我正要离开时,外套被钉子钩住了。
The ball caught him on the head.
球打在他的头上。
My sleeve was caught on a nail.
我的袖子被钉子挂住了。
catch sb on sthYou'll have to be more careful about what you say; you really caught him on the raw when you mentioned his first wife.
你以后说话必须注意点,你提到他第一个妻子,这确实触到了他的痛处。
There have been several attempts to introduce new styles in men's clothing, but none of them has caught on.
有人曾几次试图引进几种新款男装,但没有一种流行开来。
The skate-board caught on for a few months, but then dropped out of fashion.
滑冰板风行了几个月,但又不流行了。
I don't think this strange new fashion will catch on.
我认为这个怪样式不会流行起来。
That movement was slow to catch on at first, but a few months afterwards it began to develop rapidly.
那项运动起初不大容易展开,但是几个月以后,就开始迅速发展了。
This method of teaching caught on well.
这种教学方法很受欢迎。
The new method caught on and many peasants became very skilful at it.
这个新方法很受欢迎,很多农民都掌握得很好了。
The play caught on well.
这个戏很受欢迎。
Do you think this fashion will catch on?
你认为这个式样人们会喜欢吗?
The phrase caught on and immediately became popular.
这个短语采用后很快就流行了。
catch onIt took me a while to catch on.
好一会儿我才理解。
She didn't know why we were laughing at that joke; in a little while she caught on and laughed too.
她不知道我们听了那个笑话为什么发笑; 一会儿她懂了,也笑了起来。
He explained it again and I at last caught on.
他又解释了一遍,我终于明白了。
catch sth ⇔ onBeing a foreigner, he did not catch on the joke.
他是个外国人,未能理解这个笑话的含义。
catch on to sthAn enquiring mind quickly catches on to a new idea.
好探求的人很快就可以理解一个新的见解。
He's no fool; he'll catch on soon enough to what you are doing.
他不是傻瓜,他很快就会看出你这是在干什么。
We hope to catch on to the new method of work in a few days.
我们希望在几天内能掌握这个新的工作方法。
You will catch on to the job after you've been here a while.
你在这里呆上一阵后就会明白这工作怎么做了。
He caught up the ball as it rolled along and threw it back.
他一把抱起滚过来的球,把它扔了过去。
He caught up a stick and struck out his assailant.
他抓起一根棍子就朝攻击他的人打去。
When he heard the bugle call, he caught up his gun and dashed out.
他一听到军号声就抓起枪冲了出去。
catch sth ⇔ upThe leaves were caught up by a sudden gust of wind.
突然一阵风把树叶卷起。
catch upYou just go ahead and I'll catch up later.
你先走一步,我随后赶来。
You'd better drive faster, because the others are catching up quickly.
你最好快点开,别人很快就会赶上来。
I'm badly behind with my work and I am making great efforts to catch up.
我的工作太落后了,我正在努力赶上去。
catch sb/sth ⇔ upI had to run to catch her up.
我得跑步方能赶上她。
You go on ahead; I'll catch you up in a few minutes.
你继续向前走,过几分钟我会赶上你的。
If we speed up we'll soon catch him up.
我们加把油的话,很快就能赶上他。
The car is not far behind us; it will soon catch us up.
汽车在我们后面不远,不一会就能追上我们。
It seems that we can't hope to catch up that car in front of us.
看来我们没有希望追上前面那辆车了。
There was a ten-mile chase before the thieves were caught up by the police car.
过了十英里路,警察的车子才赶上盗窃犯。
catch up to sthPrices will fall as soon as production catches up to demand.
一旦生产赶上了需求,物价就会下跌。
catch up with sb/sthYou walk on and I'll catch up with you later.
你往前走吧,我一会儿就赶上你了。
She caught up with them as they reached the bridge.
她在桥那儿追上了他们。
I walked as fast as I could, but I couldn't catch up with him.
我尽力快走,但还是赶不上他。
He is working hard to catch up with the class.
他在努力学习赶上班上同学。
Walk slowly, and I will catch up with you.
要是你走得慢一点,我就能赶上你。
She spent six weeks catching up with her studies.
她花了六个星期赶功课。
I have been ill for two weeks so I must try to catch up with my work.
我病了两个星期,因此必须把工作补上。
We must strive to catch up with and surpass advanced world levels in science and technology.
我们必须努力赶超世界先进科技水平。
catch sth ⇔ upShe caught up her hair into a bun.
她把头发卷成圆卷。
catch sb ⇔ upWe caught him up on a number of factual details.
我们打断他的话,指出许多事实细节方面的错误。
He is ready to catch me up whenever there is a slip-up in my speech.
每当我讲话有点差错时,他就要找我的岔子。
catch upThey were to catch up and begin the march at daybreak.
他们将准备好牲口在破晓时出发。
catch sb ⇔ upRevolutionary zeal caught them up, and they joined the army.
革命热情激励了他们,他们参军了。
We were so caught up in the football match that we forgot what time it was.
我们被足球赛迷住了,以至都忘记是几点了。
The boy had got caught up in the story he was reading, and so didn't notice my coming into the room.
男孩看故事书看得入了迷,没有觉察到我已走进了房间。
They were caught up in the excitement of the moment.
他们被当时的激动场面吸引住了。
Most citizens do not get caught up in local events.
大多数人对当地发生的事情不感兴趣。
He loves to catch up on the news after a trip abroad.
每次国外旅行以后,他都喜欢得到最新的消息。
catch up on wh-clauseI'm afraid I can't catch up on how things are in that region.
恐怕我不能及时得到关于那个地区情况的消息。
catch sb up on wh-clauseHe caught me up on what's happening at the front.
他把有关前线的最新消息告诉了我。
He writes to us every week to catch us up on what's happening in the countryside.
他每星期给我们写信,把农村里的最新消息告诉我们。
catch up on sthI have to catch up on my work so I can't come out.
我得抓紧做我的工作,因此我不能出来。
The holidays will be a good time for him to catch up on his studies.
假期将是他补习功课的好机会。
I expect he'll catch up on lost time by working harder.
我期望他能更加努力地工作来弥补失去的时间。
catch up on sbDon't be surprised if all these cigarettes you are smoking catch up on you one day.
如果你现在抽的那些香烟哪一天损害到你的健康,你可别大吃一惊。
She caught my arm with both hands.
她用双手抓住我的手臂。
Catch the ball with both hands.
用双手接球。
I have caught a cold.
我感冒了。
Some students cought a thief this morning.
一些学生今天早上抓住了一个小偷.
The police arrested her as suspect.
警察把他作为嫌疑犯予以逮捕。