catch

　　A. vt. 抓住、逮住、挂住

　　He caught my hand and held it tightly.

　　We caught ten monkeys in all.

　　The nail caught my coat.

　　但是 vi. 挂住   His coat caught on a nail.   The kite caught in a tree.

　　B.赶上、搭上

　　We’ll hurry and catch the 10:30 bus.

　　C.听懂

　　Pease repeat it. I didn’t quite catch you.

　　Do you catch my meaning?

　　D.染上

　　He caught a bad flu.

　　E.（出其不意地）撞上、碰上

　　She caught him smoking.

　　Some boys were caught stealing flowers from the garden.

　　F. 给撞上、碰上

　　The ship was caught in a hurricane.

　　One night we were caught in a thunderstorm.

　　Hurry up and don’t get caught in a storm.

　　G.习语

　　catch at sth. 想抓住、设法抓住

　　catch sb. by surprise出其不意抓住

　　catch/get/seize/take hold of…（突然）抓住、抓牢

　　catch sb’s attention/eye吸引某人注意

　　catch sight of…看到、发现

　　catch the point of…抓住…的要点

　　catch up赶上

　　catch up with…赶上…