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单词 catch-up
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Definition of catch-up in English:

catch-up

nounˈkatʃˌʌpˈkætʃˌəp
informal
  • 1An instance of two or more people meeting to discuss what has happened since the last time they met or spoke.

    it's the perfect destination for a coffee, some cake, and a catch-up
  • 2An act of catching up or matching someone or something in a particular activity.

    as modifier the country's catch-up phase of economic development
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Just to even up his round though, Garcia did a little catch-up all of his own at the 17th hole, the lengthy par five which he proceeded to birdie.
    • The catch-up for these countries will take a long time.
    • Even so, she felt confident that with a few weeks of catch-up studying, she would overtake the rest of the student body in the tenth grade.
    • In regard to his play in the secondary, Poteat has some upside potential because of his quickness and catch-up speed.
    • The gardener who misses a ride on the crest of this weather system risks a whole season of catch-up.
    • The rest are in catch-up mode, and for most October won't help them gain much ground.
    • But the catch-up faltered when Carlisle scored again for a 26-12 half-time lead.
    • So they get back in contact after the gap has become too worrying and suggest a nice friendly catch-up.
    • Peterson has good catch-up quickness and is adept at reaching around receivers to slap the ball away.
    • He's decent at the line of scrimmage and has excellent catch-up speed.
    • Leeds United resume their game of catch-up at Manchester City tomorrow by chasing a place in the Premiership's top ten.
    • The Administration's development strategy endeavors to deal with these impediments to catch-up.
    • Part of that was catch-up for reduced childbearing during the Depression and World War II.
    • This is not a good catch-up team, going against a defense that led the league with 49 takeways.
    • Other companies stood, slack-jawed, in admiration and played what seemed to be a never-ending game of catch-up.
    • With the government's decision to stall capital spending, the game of catch-up will now be slowed.
    • One filmmaker, however, pointed to other causes for the conservatives' game of cultural catch-up.
    • Because of its deliberate offensive philosophy, State isn't a good catch-up team.
    • As a result, he'll be in catch-up mode at training camp - and he might be limited to one practice a day.
    • So I'm not so sure that that is exactly what's preventing the catch-up in the IT world.

Phrases

  • play catch-up

    • 1informal Fall behind continually with work or financial matters.

      I'm always playing catch-up with my homework
      Example sentencesExamples
      • We can't continue to play catch-up as we've been doing in Ireland for years.
      • It seems like we're always behind trying to play catch-up on the equipment nowadays it's changing so quickly.
      • And while they held all the cards previously, now they are on the back foot and continually forced to play catch-up, prompting the inevitable fall-outs and clash of personalities.
    • 2informal Try to equal a competitor in a sport or game.

      we tried to play catch-up in the final period
      Example sentencesExamples
      • They realized they needed to play a bit of catch-up, and refocused and committed to the growing market.
      • We got behind in qualifying and had to play catch-up.
      • It's imperative, however, that they don't have to play constant catch-up.
      • Wireless technology is big in Japan and Europe, and at the moment, the United States is playing a little catch-up.
 
 

Definition of catch-up in US English:

catch-up

nounˈkætʃˌəpˈkaCHˌəp
informal
  • 1An instance of two or more people meeting to discuss what has happened since the last time they met or spoke.

    it's the perfect destination for a coffee, some cake, and a catch-up
  • 2An act of catching up or matching someone or something in a particular activity.

    as modifier the country's catch-up phase of economic development
    Example sentencesExamples
    • So I'm not so sure that that is exactly what's preventing the catch-up in the IT world.
    • This is not a good catch-up team, going against a defense that led the league with 49 takeways.
    • The rest are in catch-up mode, and for most October won't help them gain much ground.
    • Because of its deliberate offensive philosophy, State isn't a good catch-up team.
    • With the government's decision to stall capital spending, the game of catch-up will now be slowed.
    • Peterson has good catch-up quickness and is adept at reaching around receivers to slap the ball away.
    • He's decent at the line of scrimmage and has excellent catch-up speed.
    • Part of that was catch-up for reduced childbearing during the Depression and World War II.
    • Even so, she felt confident that with a few weeks of catch-up studying, she would overtake the rest of the student body in the tenth grade.
    • One filmmaker, however, pointed to other causes for the conservatives' game of cultural catch-up.
    • Just to even up his round though, Garcia did a little catch-up all of his own at the 17th hole, the lengthy par five which he proceeded to birdie.
    • Leeds United resume their game of catch-up at Manchester City tomorrow by chasing a place in the Premiership's top ten.
    • The Administration's development strategy endeavors to deal with these impediments to catch-up.
    • The gardener who misses a ride on the crest of this weather system risks a whole season of catch-up.
    • The catch-up for these countries will take a long time.
    • In regard to his play in the secondary, Poteat has some upside potential because of his quickness and catch-up speed.
    • But the catch-up faltered when Carlisle scored again for a 26-12 half-time lead.
    • As a result, he'll be in catch-up mode at training camp - and he might be limited to one practice a day.
    • So they get back in contact after the gap has become too worrying and suggest a nice friendly catch-up.
    • Other companies stood, slack-jawed, in admiration and played what seemed to be a never-ending game of catch-up.

Phrases

  • play catch-up

    • 1informal Fall behind continually with work or financial matters.

      I'm always playing catch-up with my homework
      Example sentencesExamples
      • We can't continue to play catch-up as we've been doing in Ireland for years.
      • And while they held all the cards previously, now they are on the back foot and continually forced to play catch-up, prompting the inevitable fall-outs and clash of personalities.
      • It seems like we're always behind trying to play catch-up on the equipment nowadays it's changing so quickly.
    • 2informal Try to equal a competitor in a sport or game.

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Wireless technology is big in Japan and Europe, and at the moment, the United States is playing a little catch-up.
      • They realized they needed to play a bit of catch-up, and refocused and committed to the growing market.
      • We got behind in qualifying and had to play catch-up.
      • It's imperative, however, that they don't have to play constant catch-up.
 
 
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