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

used to describe something that helps you reach the same standard or stage as others, usually after you have missed something such as lessons or opportunities to practise:

catch-up exercises/sessions

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Competing and contending (non-sporting)

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challenge
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competitive
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contender
contest
contestant
entry
go in for sth
one-upmanship
pit sb/sth against sb/sth
pit your wits against sb/sth idiom
play cat and mouse idiom
play sb/sth off against sb/sth
race
rivalry
scramble
square
try out for sth

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Ways of achieving things

catch up

— phrasal verb with catch us/kætʃ, ketʃ/verb past tense and past participle caught /kɔt/

(REACH ANOTHER)

to reach someone or something by moving faster than the other person or thing:

She is really fast, and I couldn’t catch up with her.

fig. We’re a young, growing company, and we’re trying to catch up to the competition.

catch up

— phrasal verb with catch us/kætʃ, ketʃ/verb past tense and past participle caught /kɔt/

(TALK)

to talk with someone you know in order to exchange news or information:

By the time coffee came, R.J. and Angelo had caught up a little bit.

catch-upnoun [ U ]

us/ˈkætʃˌʌp, ˈketʃ-/

the activity of trying to do as well as a competitor or of trying to reach a level of achievement:

Having started his fund-raising late, he had to play catch-up if he wanted to get enough money for his political campaign.

catch up

— phrasal verb with catch uk/kætʃ/usverb [ T ] caught, caught

[ I ] to do something you did not have time to do earlier:

catch up on sth We're trying to catch up on paperwork this week.

catch up with sth Sam drove straight to the office to catch up with the mountain of work she had waiting for her.

I find the backlog of freelance work sometimes builds up, and I always seem to be catching up.

[ I or T ] to reach the same level or quality as someone or something else:

catch up with sth It was years before demand for office space caught up with supply.

catch sb up Their newer competitors are threatening to catch them up.

He argued that their pay had fallen behind workers in comparable industries and needed to catch up.

[ I ] to find out the most recent information or news:

catch up with sth He used the train journey to catch up with the morning news.

Let's have a coffee next week and catch up.

catch-upnoun [ U ]

ukus

the process of trying to reach the same standard or quality as someone or something else when they have become more advanced or successful:

I'm playing catch-up because of the weeks of training I have missed.

单词	catch up
释义	Contents phrasal verb(3) catch up (REACH SAME STANDARD) catch up (DO SOMETHING) catch up (DISCUSS) noun (1) catch-up (1) adjective (1) catch-up (1) Contents phrasal verb(2) catch up (REACH ANOTHER) catch up (TALK) noun (1) catch-up (1) Contents phrasal verb(3) catch up (1) catch up (2) catch up (3) noun (1) catch-up (1) English American Business catch up — phrasal verb with catch uk/kætʃ/us/kætʃ/verb caught, caught (REACH SAME STANDARD) C1 to reach the same quality or standard as someone or something else: Will Western industry ever catch up with Japanese innovations? He was off school for a while and is finding it hard to catch up. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Surpassing in quality or number beat catch compare crown eclipse exceed go one better idiom leave sb standing idiom north outperform outran outsell outshine outstrip shame tower tower above/over sth transcend upstage writ large idiom See more results » (DO SOMETHING) B2 to do something you did not have time to do earlier: She's staying late at the office to catch up with/on some reports. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Dealing with things or people attend to sb/sth *beard the lion (in his/her* den)** idiom come up against sth come/get to grips with sth idiom confront cut firefight firefighting *get sth* in inherit jump-start overcome process reckon** reckon with sb/sth see about sth see to sth/sb set about sth turn weather See more results » (DISCUSS) B2 to learn or discuss the latest news: Let's go for a coffee - I need to catch up on all the gossip. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Debate & discussion arena compare conciliate dialectic float around fly fly around get down to business idiom *kick sth* around negotiable negotiate parley reason with sb sophistry speak talk sth out talk sth over thrash toss weigh in See more results » catch-upnoun [ C ] uk/ˈkætʃ.ʌp/us/ˈkætʃ.ʌp/ UK a meeting at which people discuss what has happened since the last time that they met: I'm seeing my boss for a catch-up next week. play catch-up to try to reach the same standard, stage, or level as others after you have fallen behind them: They raced ahead into new markets, leaving other companies to play catch-up. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Communicating & keeping in touch ahold bell communicate communication communicative give sb a bell idiom hear interact interaction pick pick up the phone idiom radio silence raise rapporteur reach out to sb ring (sb) back send send word idiom signal touch See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Competing and contending (non-sporting) Competing in sport catch-upadjective [ before noun ] uk/ˈkætʃ.ʌp/us/ˈkætʃ.ʌp/ used to describe something that helps you reach the same standard or stage as others, usually after you have missed something such as lessons or opportunities to practise: catch-up exercises/sessions Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Competing and contending (non-sporting) cat challenge close-run competitive contend contender contest contestant entry** go in for sth one-upmanship pit sb/sth against sb/sth pit your wits against sb/sth idiom play cat and mouse idiom play sb/sth off against sb/sth race rivalry scramble square try out for sth See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Ways of achieving things catch up — phrasal verb with catch us/kætʃ, ketʃ/verb past tense and past participle caught /kɔt/ (REACH ANOTHER) to reach someone or something by moving faster than the other person or thing: She is really fast, and I couldn’t catch up with her. fig. We’re a young, growing company, and we’re trying to catch up to the competition. catch up — phrasal verb with catch us/kætʃ, ketʃ/verb past tense and past participle caught /kɔt/ (TALK) to talk with someone you know in order to exchange news or information: By the time coffee came, R.J. and Angelo had caught up a little bit. catch-upnoun [ U ] us/ˈkætʃˌʌp, ˈketʃ-/ the activity of trying to do as well as a competitor or of trying to reach a level of achievement: Having started his fund-raising late, he had to play catch-up if he wanted to get enough money for his political campaign. catch up — phrasal verb with catch uk/kætʃ/usverb [ T ] caught, caught [ I ] to do something you did not have time to do earlier: catch up on sth We're trying to catch up on paperwork this week. catch up with sth Sam drove straight to the office to catch up with the mountain of work she had waiting for her. I find the backlog of freelance work sometimes builds up, and I always seem to be catching up. [ I or T ] to reach the same level or quality as someone or something else: catch up with sth It was years before demand for office space caught up with supply. catch sb up Their newer competitors are threatening to catch them up. He argued that their pay had fallen behind workers in comparable industries and needed to catch up. [ I ] to find out the most recent information or news: catch up with sth He used the train journey to catch up with the morning news. Let's have a coffee next week and catch up. catch-upnoun [ U ] ukus the process of trying to reach the same standard or quality as someone or something else when they have become more advanced or successful: I'm playing catch-up because of the weeks of training I have missed.
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