CATCH1 to catch a ball or other moving object2 when the police catch a criminal3 to catch someone doing something wrong4 to catch someone and make them a prisoner5 to catch someone after chasing themRELATED WORDScatch a bus, train etc 赶公共汽车、火车等GET ON OR OFF A BUS, PLANE ETCcatch an illness 生病ILLNESS/DISEASE (3)1 to catch a ball or other moving object 抓住球或其他移动的物体catch /kætʃ/ [transitive verb]to get hold of a ball or other object that is moving through the air 接住〔球或在空中移动的物体〕 Ted caught the ball and threw it back to his brother. 特德接住球，把它扔回给弟弟。 Jenny tried to catch the frisbee with her left hand but dropped it. 珍妮试图用左手抓住飞碟，但弄掉了。catch [countable noun]when you get hold of a ball or other object that is moving through the air 接〔球〕 That was a great catch! 接球漂亮！2 when the police catch a criminal 警方抓获罪犯catch /kætʃ/ [transitive verb] Police say they are determined to catch the killer. 警方称他们决意要抓获凶手。 A lot of thieves never get caught. 许多贼永远也抓不住。arrest /əˈrest/ [transitive verb]if a police officerarrests someone they catch them, tell them officially that they have done something illegal, and take them away 逮捕，拘捕 Police arrested twenty-six demonstrators. 警方逮捕了26名示威者。 Nine men were arrested in drug raids, Saturday. 在星期六的扫毒行动中九名男子被捕。arrest somebody for something Wallace was arrested for assault. 华莱士因侵犯他人而遭逮捕。 Dwayne has been arrested for drunk driving again. 德韦恩又一次因酒后驾车被捕。arrest [uncountable noun] Kramer's confession led to the arrests of six others. 克雷默的供述使得另外六个人被捕。under arrestarrested 被捕 Guzman, twenty-five, was placed under arrest at his parents’ home, Friday. 古茨曼，25岁，星期五在其父母家中被捕。make an arrestarrest someone 逮捕 Police made several arrests over the weekend in connection with last year's courthouse bombing. 周末，警方逮捕了数名与去年法院爆炸案有关的人。get /get/ [transitive verb]especially Britishto catch and punish someone for something illegal they have done 【尤英】抓获，捕获 They still haven't got the man who did it. 他们还没有抓到作案者。nail /neɪl/ [transitive verb]informalto catch someone and prove that they are guilty of a crime 【非正式】抓住，逮住〔并证明有罪〕 Police use radar to nail speeding drivers. 警方使用雷达来抓超速驾驶的司机。nail somebody for something Myers was nailed for selling marijuana. 迈尔斯因出售大麻被抓。take somebody into custody /ˌteɪk somebody ɪntə ˈkʌstədi/ [verb phrase usually in passive]if the police take someone into custody, they take that person and put them in prison until they appear in court, because they think the person is guilty of a crime 拘留某人〔直至开庭〕 Officers took three suspects into custody Friday morning. 星期五早晨，警方拘留了三名嫌疑犯。 As soon as the plane landed, the men were taken into custody by waiting FBI agents. 飞机一降落，那几名男子就被等候着的联邦调查局探员拘留。3 to catch someone doing something wrong 抓住做坏事的人catch /kætʃ/ [transitive verb]to find or see someone while they are actually doing something wrong 〔当场〕抓住catch somebody doing something Pat caught her daughter stealing money from her purse. 帕特当场抓住女儿从自己的钱包中偷钱。 Brooks was caught smoking in an airplane lavatory and fined $750 dollars. 布鲁克斯在飞机盥洗室抽烟当场被抓，罚了750美元。catch somebody red-handed/catch somebody in the act /ˌkætʃ somebody red ˈhændd, ˌkætʃ somebody ɪn ði ˈækt/ [verb phrase usually in passive]to catch someone who is in the middle of doing something bad or illegal, especially stealing, when they are not expecting it 当场抓住某人〔尤指偷窃〕 Sperling was caught red-handed attempting to break into a house. 斯珀林正要闯进一所房子时当场被抓。 Several graffiti artists were caught in the act on the Brown River bridge. 数名涂鸦艺术家在布朗河大桥上乱画，当场被抓。catch somebody in the act of doing something He caught Wendy in the act of looking through his personal papers. 他当场抓住温迪偷看他的私人文件。catch somebody with their fingers in the till /ˌkætʃ somebody wɪð ðeəʳ ˌfɪŋgəʳz ɪn ðə ˈtɪl/ [verb phrase]Britishto catch someone stealing money from the place where they work 【英】抓住某人在工作场所偷钱 The article says that at least five government officials have been caught with their fingers in the till. 那篇文章称至少有五名政府官员因侵吞公款被抓。4 to catch someone and make them a prisoner 抓住某人并将其囚禁capture /ˈkæptʃəʳ/ [transitive verb]to catch a person in order to make them a prisoner 逮捕，俘虏 They've captured twenty enemy soldiers. 他们已俘虏了20名敌兵。 Cole was captured after his plane was shot down outside Hanoi. 科尔的飞机在河内城外被击落，他因而被俘。capture [uncountable noun] They are offering a reward for information leading to his capture. 他们悬赏缉捕他。round up /ˌraʊnd ˈʌp/ [transitive phrasal verb]to catch several people by bringing them together from different places 围捕；把…聚拢起来并逮捕round up somebody Officers succeeded in rounding up most of the gang members. 警察围捕了大多数团伙成员。round somebody up People are saying that the civil guard rounded several of the protestors up and shot them. 有人在说，民兵包围了数名抗议者并将他们集体射杀。take somebody prisoner /ˌteɪk somebody ˈprɪzənəʳ/ [verb phrase]to catch someone, especially in a war, and keep them as a prisoner 〔尤在战时〕俘虏某人 Ellison was taken prisoner by the Germans during the retreat to Dunkirk. 埃利森在撤退至敦刻尔克时被德军俘虏了。 Military police took Kilby prisoner and locked him in a barn. 宪兵俘虏了基尔比，把他关在谷仓里。 350 soldiers were killed and another 300 taken prisoner. 350名士兵被杀，另有300名士兵被俘。recapture /riːˈkæptʃəʳ/ [transitive verb]to catch someone for a second time when they have escaped after being caught once 重新捕获 Viet Cong forces quickly recaptured the soldiers. 越共军队很快又抓获了那些士兵。 The prisoners were recaptured a few hours after their escape. 那些犯人逃跑后几个小时又被抓获。5 to catch someone after chasing them 追踪后将某人抓住catch /kætʃ/ [transitive verb]to stop someone from escaping, especially by running after them and then catching them - used especially by children when playing games 捉住，抓住，逮住〔尤为小孩子玩游戏时所用〕 ‘I bet you can't catch me!’ yelled Katie, skipping away. “我打赌你捉不到我！”凯蒂叫道，一边蹦蹦跳跳跑开了。 You choose sides, and one team hides and the other team tries to catch them. 你来选参加哪一边：一队人躲，另一队人捉。corner /ˈkɔːʳnəʳ/ [transitive verb]to catch someone by forcing them into a room or space etc that they cannot escape from 使…走投无路 Douglas was cornered by the killers in the back bedroom of a seventh-floor apartment. 道格拉斯被杀手逼进了七楼公寓后面的卧室，无法再逃了。 The boys cornered him on a subway platform and began beating him. 那群男孩子将他逼进地铁站台，开始打他。catch up with /ˌkætʃ ˈʌp wɪð/ [transitive phrasal verb]to catch someone that you have been chasing or trying to catch for some time 追上并抓住 Agents finally caught up with Danvers in Mexico City. 特工终于在墨西哥城追上了丹弗斯。hunt down /ˌhʌnt ˈdaʊn/ [transitive phrasal verb]to catch someone in order to kill, hurt, or punish them, after chasing them or trying very hard to catch them 追捕，穷追…直至捕获hunt down somebody Army troops are hunting down the guerrillas. 军队正在追捕游击队员。hunt somebody down The agency was created to hunt down war criminals and bring them to justice. 这个部门是成立来追捕战犯，并将他们绳之以法的。trap /træp/ [transitive verb]to catch someone by using your skill and intelligence, or by forcing them into a place where they cannot escape 设陷阱捕捉，围捕 The men were trapped at a road block near the junction of I-95 and Route 128. 那几名男子被围困在I-95和128公路交会处附近的一个路障。 Police have the man trapped inside a bar on the city's southside. 警方在市南的一家酒吧里围捕了该名男子。trap [countable noun]a plan that is intended to catch someone 〔捉住某人的〕圈套；陷阱fall into someone's trap If we're lucky, the thief will fall right into our trap. 如果我们运气好的话，那个贼会正好落入我们的圈套中。