catch up

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英語

其他形式

catch-up

動詞

catch up (第三人稱單數簡單現在時 catches up，現在分詞 catching up，一般過去時及過去分詞 caught up)

(及物) 突然提起，突然撿起
- 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...纏住
The speaker wires have got caught up with the wires from the lights.
音響的線和照明的線纏起來了。
(不及物) 得到最新消息
I hadn't seen her for so long. It was great to catch up.
我好久沒見她了，很高興能聽到她近來的情況。
(及物) 使...了解最新消息
After Alice's vacation, her boss caught her up on policy changes.
Alice放假回來後，她的老闆帶她了解了新規定。
(及物、不及物) 趕上
Rose was three seconds behind, but managed to catch up with the race leader and eventually won.
Rose本來落後3秒鐘，但之後成功趕上了領跑人，最後奪冠。

I'll go ahead and you can catch me up later.
我先走了，你之後再趕上我吧。
- 1973年3月1日, Roger Waters （作曲作詞）, 「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
  （請為本引文添加中文翻譯）
(不及物) 補償，補做
(不及物) 最終達到，最終遇到（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.
  （請為本引文添加中文翻譯）

名詞

catch up (可數和不可數，複數 catch ups)

catch-up的另一種拼寫法