catch on

To understand; perceive.

理解；察覺(jué)

To become popular

變得流行

Skateboarding caught on quickly.

滑板運(yùn)動(dòng)很快就流行起來(lái)

catch out

To detect (another) in the act or process of wrongdoing.

偵測(cè)錯(cuò)誤：偵測(cè)（另一人）正在犯錯(cuò)的行為或過(guò)程

catch up

To snatch

搶奪

The mugger caught the wallet up and fled.

匪徒搶了錢(qián)夾并逃走了

To detect (another) in a mistake or wrongdoing

指出錯(cuò)誤，指出差錯(cuò)：指出（另一人）錯(cuò)誤或差錯(cuò)

Auditors caught up with the embezzler.

查帳員查出了那個(gè)侵占公款者

To come up from behind; overtake.

超過(guò)：從后面趕上來(lái)；超過(guò)

To become involved with, often unwillingly

著迷；吸引住

was caught up in the scandal.

涉及丑聞

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

使接近：將一項(xiàng)工作引向接近完成

Let me catch you up on all the gossip.

讓我把所有的流言蜚語(yǔ)簡(jiǎn)要地說(shuō)給你

I must catch up on my correspondence.

我必須盡快寫(xiě)完我的回信

catch someone napping

見(jiàn) nap

be caught short

catch at straws

catch one's breath

draw one's breath in sharply as a reaction to an emotion

（激動(dòng)得）停止呼吸；屏息

recover one's breath after exertion

緩口氣，歇口氣

catch one's death (of cold)

catch someone's eye

be noticed by someone

被看到

a vase on a side table caught his eye.

墻邊桌上的一個(gè)花瓶吸引了他的視線。

attract someone's attention by making eye contact with them

（用眼神）吸引某人的注意

he caught Eva's eye and beckoned.

他捕捉到伊娃的眼神，并向她示意。

catch fire (或 light)

become ignited and burn

著火，燃燒

catch someone in the cat

catch light

catch the light

shine or glint in the light

（在光線中）發(fā)光，閃光

catch sight of

suddenly notice; glimpse

撞見(jiàn)；瞥見(jiàn)