14 CATCH: 接住；抓??；理解；感染上；趕上

14 CATCH: 接??；抓住；理解；感染上；趕上

詞組講解

1. catch forty winks / catch some Z's ** 打盹；小睡一會(huì)兒

解 〈口〉習(xí)語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：抓住［盹、困意（forty winks）］或［睡眠（Z's）］

例 I had just enough time to lie down and catch forty winks.

2. catch hold of sb. or sth. *** 抓住；掌握；理解

解 短語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞；詞義溯源：抓住某人或某物

例 A rope was tossed to the drowning man, but he failed to catch hold of it.

3. catch it ** 受罰，挨罵

解 〈口〉習(xí)語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：接?。鬯ㄖ复驌?、指責(zé)、懲罰等）（it）］

例 Bob caught it when his wife saw the outrageous telephone bill.

4. catch on to sb. or sth. / catch on *** 理解，看穿

解 短語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞；詞義溯源：理解某人或某事

例 We used the same trick each game and the other teams never caught on to it.

5. catch one's breath ** 屏息；喘口氣（以恢復(fù)正常呼吸）；放松一下

解 習(xí)語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：抓住［呼吸、氣息（breath）］

例 You can catch your breath when the game is stopped because of penalty.

I caught my breath when I saw the scar on her face.

6. catch 〔take〕 one's death （of cold） ** 患重感冒

解 〈口〉習(xí)語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：感染上［致命的感冒（death of cold）］

例 Unless you want to catch your death, you'd better wear a warm hat.

7. catch 〔get, have〕 one's eye ** 吸引注意

解 習(xí)語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：抓住某人的［眼神（eye）］

例 Something gleaming on the adjacent hilltop caught the pilot's eye.

8. catch sb. in the act of doing sth. / catch sb. in the act ** 當(dāng)場(chǎng)抓獲；當(dāng)場(chǎng)發(fā)現(xiàn)

解 習(xí)語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：在某人做某事的［現(xiàn)場(chǎng)（in the act of）］抓住某人

例 The vandals were caught in the act of smashing a shop window.

9. catch sb. off balance ** 使不知所措；趁人不備

解 習(xí)語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：抓住某人使其［失去平衡（off balance）］而不知所措

例 We hadn't done any research, so the chairman's question caught us off balance.

10. catch sb. off guard ** 趁人不備逮住

解 習(xí)語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：趁某人［放松警惕、疏忽（off guard）］時(shí)抓住某人；參照 catch sb. off balance

例 The sleeping soldiers were caught off guard and easily taken prisoner.

11. catch sb. red-handed ** 當(dāng)場(chǎng)抓住

解 習(xí)語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：現(xiàn)場(chǎng)（red-handed）抓住某人；參照catch sb. in the act of doing sth.

例 Don't deny it! I caught you red-handed this time!

12. catch sb. with one's pants down ** 趁某人措手不及逮住；出其不意逮住

解 〈口〉習(xí)語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：趁某人［沒穿褲子（with his pants down）］時(shí)抓住

例 The boy was caught with his pants down stealing the bicycle.

13. catch sight of sb. or sth. ** 一眼瞥見

解 習(xí)語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：抓住某人或某物的［景象（sight）］

例 A witness caught sight of the car as it turned the corner.

14. catch up with sb. or sth. / catch up *** 追上，趕上

解 短語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞；詞義溯源：趕上某人或某物

例 They just left. If you hurry, you can probably catch up with them.

參考譯文

1. 我有足夠的時(shí)間躺下打個(gè)盹。

2. 人們給那個(gè)溺水的人扔了一根繩子，可惜他沒有抓住。

3. 當(dāng)鮑勃的妻子看到那令人難以容忍的電話費(fèi)賬單時(shí)，把他罵了一頓。

4. 我們每場(chǎng)比賽都用同樣的技巧，但其他隊(duì)卻一直沒看穿。

5. 罰球時(shí)比賽停止，你可以喘口氣。

看到她臉上的疤痕時(shí)，我屏住了呼吸。

6. 除非你想得重感冒，否則最好戴一頂暖和的帽子。

7. 相鄰山頂上閃光的什么東西引起了飛行員的注意。

8. 搞破壞的人在打碎商店櫥窗時(shí)被當(dāng)場(chǎng)捉住。

9. 我們沒有進(jìn)行過任何研究，所以董事長(zhǎng)的問題讓我們不知所措。

10. 士兵睡著了沒有防備，很輕易就被俘虜了。

11. 別想否認(rèn)！這次我是當(dāng)場(chǎng)抓住你的！

12. 那個(gè)男孩在偷自行車時(shí)被當(dāng)場(chǎng)抓住。

13. 一位目擊者在那輛汽車轉(zhuǎn)彎的時(shí)候看見它了。

14. 他們剛走。你如果快點(diǎn)的話，還能趕上他們。