vt.

1. 接住，抓住
   I'll throw the ball and you catch it.

   我扔球你接。

2. 逮住，捕获
   The policeman caught the thief.

   警察逮住了小偷。

3. 撞见，偶然发觉[O4]
   The police caught him stealing a car.

   他正在偷汽车时被警察撞见。

4. 赶上
   I don't know whether we can catch the train.

   我不知道能否赶得上火车。

5. 染上（疾病），感染；着（火）
   She must have caught the disease from him.

   她准是从他那里传染上这病的。

6. 钩住，卡住，夹住[（+on/in）]
   She caught her finger in the door.

   她的一只手指被门夹住了。

7. 引起（注意等）；吸引，迷住
   I tried to catch his attention.

   我设法引起他的注意。

8. 理解；听清楚[W]
   Robbie didn't catch what the teacher said.

   罗比没有听清楚老师说的话。

9. （传神地）描绘，再现
   The painting catches the beauty of the Rockies perfectly.

   这幅画完美地再现了落基山脉之美。

10. 【棒】给（特定的投手）当捕手[H][（+out）]
11. 打，打中[O]
    The stone caught him on the leg.

    石块击中他的腿。

vi.

1. 被钩住，被卡住，被夹住
   The kite caught in the electric wires.

   风筝钩在电线上了。

2. 燃烧起来
   The match won't catch.

   这火柴擦不着。

3. （锁等）锁住；（引擎等）发动
   The lock does not catch.

   这锁锁不上。

4. （声音）哽塞
   Her voice caught in her throat.

   她喉咙哽住说不出话来。

5. 【棒】充当捕手

n.

1. 抓住，捕捉；接球[C]
   The center fielder made a great catch.

   中间手接了一记非常漂亮的球。

2. 捕获物（或量）[C]
   The fisherman had a good catch.

   渔夫捕到许多鱼。

3. 窗钩，门扣；把手[C]
4. 【口】圈套；隐藏的困难[C]
   There must be a catch to that last question.

   最后那个问题里面一定有圈套。

5. 接球游戏[U]

a.

1. 吸引人的；使人感兴趣的
   Advertisements often contain catch phrases.

   广告中常出现妙句。

2. 使人感到为难的，引人上当的
   That's really a catch question.

   那确实是一道刁钻的题目。

v.

1. intercept and hold (something which has been thrown, propelled, or dropped).
   ▸seize or take hold of.
   ▸Cricket  dismiss (a batsman) by catching the ball before it touches the ground.
2. capture (a person or animal that tries or would try to escape).
   ▸ (also catch up or catch someone up) succeed in reaching (a person who is ahead of one).
   ▸surprise (someone) in an awkward or incriminating situation.
3. accidentally become entangled or trapped in something.
   ▸have (a part of one's body or clothing) become entangled or trapped in something.
4. reach in time and board (a train, bus, or aircraft).
   ▸reach or be in a place in time to see (a person, performance, etc.).
5. (be caught up in) become involved in (something, especially an unwelcome situation).
6. engage (a person's interest or imagination).
   ▸perceive fleetingly.
   ▸hear or understand (something said), especially with effort.
   ▸succeed in evoking or representing.
7. strike (someone) on a part of the body.
   ▸accidentally strike (a part of one's body) against something.
8. contract (an illness) through infection or contagion.
9. become ignited and start burning.

n.

1. an act or instance of catching.
   ▸an amount of fish caught.
   ▸informal a person considered desirable as a partner or spouse.
2. a game in which a ball is thrown back and forth between two or more players.
3. a device for securing something such as a door, window, or box.
4. a hidden problem or disadvantage.
5. an unevenness in a person's voice caused by emotion.
6. Music  a round, typically one with words arranged to produce a humorous effect.