英语词汇“catch up”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

1. phrasal verb

If you catch up with someone who is in front of you, you reach them by walking faster than they are walking.

I stopped and waited for her to catch up. [VERB PARTICLE]

We caught up with the others. [VERB PARTICLE + with]

2. phrasal verb

To catch up with someone means to reach the same standard, stage, or level that they have reached.

Most late developers will catch up with their friends. [VERB PARTICLE + with]

John began the season better than me but I have fought to catch up. [VERB PARTICLE]

During the evenings, the school is used by kids who want to catch up on English andmathematics. [VP + on/in]

3. phrasal verb

If you catch up on an activity that you have not had much time to do recently, you spend time doing it.

I was catching up on a bit of reading. [VP + on/with]

4. phrasal verb

If you catch up on friends who you have not seen for some time or on their lives, you talk to them and find out what has happened in their lives since you last talked together.

The women spent some time catching up on each other's work and families. [VERB PARTICLE + on]

She plans to return to Dublin to catch up with the relatives she has not seen sinceshe married. [VERB PARTICLE + with]

5. phrasal verb

If you are caught up in something, you are involved in it, usually unwillingly.

The people themselves weren't part of the conflict; they were just caught up in it. [be V-ed P + in]

Many people in the region, for reasons of poverty, get caught up in the drug trade. [get V-ed P in n]

[Also be/get V-ed P]

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释义	Trends of catch up View usage for: catch up 1. phrasal verb If you catch up with someone who is in front of you, you reach them by walking faster than they are walking. I stopped and waited for her to catch up. [VERB PARTICLE] We caught up with the others. [VERB PARTICLE + with] 2. phrasal verb To catch up with someone means to reach the same standard, stage, or level that they have reached. Most late developers will catch up with their friends. [VERB PARTICLE + with] John began the season better than me but I have fought to catch up. [VERB PARTICLE] During the evenings, the school is used by kids who want to catch up on English andmathematics. [VP + on/in] 3. phrasal verb If you catch up on an activity that you have not had much time to do recently, you spend time doing it. I was catching up on a bit of reading. [VP + on/with] 4. phrasal verb If you catch up on friends who you have not seen for some time or on their lives, you talk to them and find out what has happened in their lives since you last talked together. The women spent some time catching up on each other's work and families. [VERB PARTICLE + on] She plans to return to Dublin to catch up with the relatives she has not seen sinceshe married. [VERB PARTICLE + with] 5. phrasal verb If you are caught up in something, you are involved in it, usually unwillingly. The people themselves weren't part of the conflict; they were just caught up in it. [be V-ed P + in] Many people in the region, for reasons of poverty, get caught up in the drug trade. [get V-ed P in n] [Also be/get V-ed P] See full dictionary entry for catch catch up in British English verb (adverb) 1. (transitive) to seize and take up (something) quickly 2. (when intr, often foll by with) to reach or pass (someone or something), after following he soon caught him up 3. (intr; usually foll by on or with) to make up for lost ground or deal with a backlog (in some specified task or activity) 4. (tr; often passive) to absorb or involve she was caught up in her reading 5. (transitive) to raise by or as if by fastening the hem of the dress was caught up with pins catch up in American English 1. to take or lift up suddenly; seize; snatch 2. to show to be in error 3. to come up even, as by hurrying or by extra work; overtake 4. to fasten in loops See full dictionary entry for catch catch-up in American English (ˈkætʃˌʌp) adjective of or having to do with catching up Idioms: play catch-up (ball) Examples of 'catch up' in a sentence catch up So we caught up with her for all the gossip over some popcorn at her favourite cinema. The Sun (2012) How long will it take for politicians to catch up with popular culture? Times, Sunday Times (2010) He'd been held up in court earlier that morning and been playing catch-up the rest of the day. Debbie Macomber ANGELS EVERYWHERE (2002) In other languages catch up British English: catch up /kætʃ ʌp/ VERB If you catch up with someone, you reach them by moving faster than them. I ran faster to catch up with him. American English: catch up Arabic: يَلْحَقُ بِ Brazilian Portuguese: alcançar Chinese: 追上 Croatian: dostići Czech: dohnat koho za chůze Danish: indhente Dutch: inhalen European Spanish: alcanzar persona Finnish: saada kiinni French: rattraper German: aufholen Greek: προφταίνω Italian: raggiungere Japanese: 追いつく Korean: 따라잡다 Norwegian: nå igjen Polish: złapać European Portuguese: alcançar Romanian: a ajunge din urmă Russian: догнать Latin American Spanish: alcanzar Llegar a igualarse Swedish: hinna ifatt Thai: ตามทัน Turkish: ortasında kalmak çatışma/gösteri Ukrainian: наздоганяти Vietnamese: đuổi kịp Chinese translation of 'catch up' catch up vi (walking, driving) 追上 (zhuīshàng) (in standard) 赶(趕)上 (gǎnshàng) to be caught up in sth 被卷(捲)入某事 (bèi juǎnrù mǒushì) See catch All related terms of 'catch up' catch up on to engage in more (work, sleep , etc.) so as to compensate for earlier neglect catch up with When people catch up with someone who has done something wrong , they succeed in finding them in order to arrest or punish them. play catch-up If someone is playing catch-up , they are trying to equal or better someone else's performance . play catch-up ball to adjust one's style of play so as to make up for a lack of points, runs , etc. play catch-up (ball) to try to equal or surpass one's opponent in competition , as a ballgame , in which one is behind
随便看	on top/on top of sth on tour on track on trend on trial on tuesday on tuesdays on tv onus onus probandi on view onward onwardly onward march onward progress onwards on watch on weekdays on welfare on wheels on wings ony onycha onychia onychite

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