catch up

参见：catchup 和 catch-up

英语

其他形式

catch-up

动词

catch up (第三人称单数简单现在时 catches up，现在分词 catching up，一般过去时及过去分词 caught up)

(及物) 突然提起，突然捡起
- 1913, Willa Cather, O Pioneers!, chapter 3
  Oscar stopped the horses and waved to Carl, who caught up his hat and ran through the melon patch to join them.
(及物) 使...缠住
The speaker wires have got caught up with the wires from the lights.
音响的线和照明的线缠起来了。
(不及物) 得到最新消息
I hadn't seen her for so long. It was great to catch up.
我好久没见她了，很高兴能听到她近来的情况。
(及物) 使...了解最新消息
After Alice's vacation, her boss caught her up on policy changes.
Alice放假回来后，她的老板带她了解了新规定。
(及物、不及物) 赶上
Rose was three seconds behind, but managed to catch up with the race leader and eventually won.
Rose本来落后3秒钟，但之后成功赶上了领跑人，最后夺冠。

I'll go ahead and you can catch me up later.
我先走了，你之后再赶上我吧。
- 1973年3月1日, Roger Waters （作曲作词）, “Time”, 出自 The Dark Side of the Moon, 演出者 Pink Floyd:
  But you run / And you run to catch up with the sun / But it's sinking
  （请为本引文添加中文翻译）
(不及物) 补偿，补做
(不及物) 最终达到，最终遇到（不可避免的事情）
- 2012年6月17日, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Homer’s Triple Bypass” (season 4, episode 11; originally aired 12/17/1992)”, 出自 The Onion AV Club‎^[1]:
  The episode begins with a lifetime of junk food, beer and no exercise catching up with Homer in the form of painful heart contractions.
  （请为本引文添加中文翻译）

名词

catch up (可数和不可数，复数 catch ups)

catch-up的另一种拼写法