(1) catch one's breath(因恐懼、震驚等)一時(shí)停止呼吸;屏息
He caught his breath in surprise.
他驚奇地屏住了呼吸。
(2) catch one's death 患重感冒
Don't go out without a coat, you'll catch your death.
別不穿外套出去,會(huì)得感冒的。
(3) catch it 挨罵;受罰
If your father finds you here, you'll really catch it.
要是你父親發(fā)現(xiàn)你在這兒,你非挨罵不可。
(4) catch sb. napping 發(fā)現(xiàn)某人精神不集中
Don't let the boss catch you napping.
別讓老板發(fā)現(xiàn)你走神兒。
(5) catch sb. red-handed 當(dāng)場(chǎng)發(fā)現(xiàn)某人正做壞事;當(dāng)場(chǎng)捉住某人
She flushed looking as guilty as though she had been caught red-handed in some dreadful crime.
他臉一紅,好像犯了什么罪行,給人家當(dāng)場(chǎng)捉住了似的。
(6) catch on 受歡迎;變得流行
Mini-skirts first caught on in 1960's.
超短裙是在60年代開(kāi)始流行的。
(7) catch sb. out 顯出某人無(wú)知或犯錯(cuò)誤
Ask me anything you like--you won't catch me out.
你盡管問(wèn)吧一一絕問(wèn)不倒我。
(8) catch up with (sb.) 趕上,追上(某人)
1. Go on in front. I'll catch up with you/catch you up.
你先走,我很快就趕上你。
2. After missing a term through illness he had to work hard to catch up with the others.
他因病休學(xué)一學(xué)期,需努力趕上其他同學(xué)。
(9) cater for/ to 滿足(需要);迎合(情趣、愛(ài)好)
1. TV must cater for many different tastes.
電視節(jié)目必須迎合各種人的不同愛(ài)好。
2. Some newspapers cater to people's love of scandal.
有些報(bào)紙投人們愛(ài)看丑聞消息之所好。
(10) throw/fling cautions to the winds 不顧一切;魯莽行事
He is a rash young man, and he often throws cautions to the winds.
他是一個(gè)魯莽的年輕人,做事經(jīng)常不顧一切。
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