catching

catch·ing

C0158100 (kăch′ĭng, kĕch′-)adj.1. Infectious.2. Attractive; catchy.

catching

(ˈkætʃɪŋ) adj1. infectious2. attractive; captivating

catch•ing

(ˈkætʃ ɪŋ)

adj. 1. contagious or infectious. 2. attractive; alluring. [1375–1425] catch′ing•ly, adv. catch′ing•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	catching - (baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball teamplaying - the action of taking part in a game or sport or other recreationbaseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"
	2.	catching - the act of detecting something; catching sight of somethingespial, spotting, detection, spyingdiscovery, find, uncovering - the act of discovering something
	3.	catching - becoming infected; "catching cold is sometimes unavoidable"; "the contracting of a serious illness can be financially catastrophic"contractingacquiring, getting - the act of acquiring something; "I envied his talent for acquiring"; "he's much more interested in the getting than in the giving"
Adj.	1.	catching - (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infectioncommunicable, contractable, transmissible, transmittable, contagiousinfectious - easily spread; "fear is exceedingly infectious; children catch it from their elders"- Bertrand Russell

catching

adjective infectious, contagious, transferable, communicable, infective, transmittable There are those who think eczema is catching.
incommunicable, non-infectious, non-contagious, non-catching, non-transmittable

catching

adjectiveCapable of transmission by infection:communicable, contagious, infectious, taking.

Translations

传染性的

catch

(kӕtʃ) – past tense past participle caught (koːt) – verb1. to stop and hold (something which is moving); to capture. He caught the cricket ball; The cat caught a mouse; Did you catch any fish?; I tried to catch his attention. 捉住 捉住2. to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc). I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London. 趕上 赶上3. to surprise (someone) in the act of. I caught him stealing (my vegetables). 當場捉到 当场捉住4. to become infected with (a disease or illness). He caught flu. 感染到 感染到5. to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held. The child caught her fingers in the car door. 被夾住，被拉住 被夹住6. to hit. The punch caught him on the chin. 打(中) 打（中） 7. to manage to hear. Did you catch what she said? 聽清楚 听清楚8. to start burning. I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately. 著(火) 着（火） noun1. an act of catching. He took a fine catch behind the wicket. 接到 接球2. a small device for holding (a door etc) in place. The catch on my suitcase is broken. 扣鎖 门扣3. the total amount (of eg fish) caught. the largest catch of mackerel this year. 捕獲量 捕获量4. a trick or problem. There's a catch in this question. 圈套，陷阱 诡计，陷阱 ˈcatching adjective infectious. Is chicken-pox catching? 會傳染的 传染性的ˈcatchy adjective (of a tune) attractive and easily remembered. (曲調)好記的 （曲调）易记的 ˈcatch-phrase, ˈcatch-word nouns a phrase or word in popular use for a time. 流行語 流行的口号，标语 catch someone's eye to attract someone's attention. The advertisement caught my eye; I couldn't catch the waiter's eye and so we were last to be served. 吸引 吸引catch on1. to become popular. The fashion caught on. 變得流行 变得流行2. to understand. He's a bit slow to catch on. 理解 理解catch out1. to put out (a batsman) at cricket by catching the ball after it has been hit and before it touches the ground. (板球)接殺 （棒球）接杀 2. to cause (someone) to fail by means of a trick, a difficult question etc. The last question in the exam caught them all out. 用計謀或提出難題，使(某人)失敗 使（某人）失败 catch up to come level (with). We caught him up at the corner; Ask the taxi-driver if he can catch up with that lorry; We waited for him to catch up; She had a lot of schoolwork to catch up on after her illness. 趕上 赶上

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