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单词 catch-as-catch-can
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
catch-as-catch-can  (kach′əz kach′kan′),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Also, catch′-can′. taking advantage of any opportunity;
    using any method that can be applied:a catch-as-catch-can life, as an itinerant handyman.

adv. 
  1. without specific plan or order:They lived catch-as-catch-can.

n. 
  1. Sporta style of wrestling in which the contestants are permitted to trip, tackle, and use holds below the waist. Cf. Greco-Roman (def. 3).
  • 1885–90

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
catch-as-catch-can n
  1. a style of wrestling in which trips, holds below the waist, etc, are allowed
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