| 单词 | to catch over |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto catch over to catch over transitive (in passive). Chiefly Canadian and (in early use) English regional (south-western). Of water, a lake, etc.: to be covered by a layer of ice; to be frozen over. Also intransitive: to freeze over. Cf. sense 46. ΚΠ 1878 North Star (St. John's, Newfoundland) 30 Mar. 3/1 The bay here was caught over last week, and a string of ‘slob’ made its appearance across the mouth. 1886 F. C. Philips Jack & Three Jills I. vii. 96 We arrived at the lake to find it was caught over, scantily, but with promise of skating to come. 1898 E. H. Goddard in Eng. Dial. Dict. I. 540/2 Teant much of a vroast, the pit is but just ketched auver. 1920 Daily News (St. John's, Newfoundland) 8 Jan. 3 A ‘spring hole’ which had caught over in Sunday night's frost. 1992 B. Morgan Random Passage v. 65 On cold mornings water in the pond is caught over. 2008 M. Winter Big Why (new ed.) 96 The boys had pushed slub ice under the bridge and that allowed the surface to catch over smooth. < as lemmas |
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