Word · Frequency #681
catches
接住；抓住；截住
catches is the third person singular of catch.
to take hold of something, especially something thrown or falling; to intercept or receive it
- 1.
To capture, overtake.
捕获,追上。
- 2.
To seize hold of.
抓住。
- 3.
To intercept.
拦截。
- 4.
To receive (by being in the way).
接住。
- 5.
To take in with one's senses or intellect.
领会,理解。
- 6.
To seize attention, interest.
吸引(注意、兴趣)。
- 7.
To notice.
注意到。
捕获；赶上；追上；听清；领会；吸引；引起注意；注意到；察觉；捕获,追上。
In use
The police caught the thief hiding in the basement.
She catches the bus every morning at 7:30.
The fisherman was catching trout in the stream.
catch sb doing sth
此结构表示偶然发现或撞见某人正在做某事，常带出其不意的语气。
I caught him stealing the money.
我撞见他偷钱。
catch hold of sth
相当于 grab hold of，表示突然或用力抓住。
She caught hold of the rope.
她抓住了绳子。
catch sight of sb/sth
表示突然或短暂地看到，强调非有意观察。
We caught sight of the ship in the distance.
我们远远地看到了那艘船。
Connections
Collocations
- catch someone's eye
- 引起某人的注意
- The bright red dress caught my eye.那件鲜红色的连衣裙引起了我的注意。
- catch a fish
- 捕到一条鱼；钓鱼
- We caught two fish in the river.我们在河里捕到了两条鱼。
- catch someone doing something
- 撞见某人正在做某事
- I caught him reading my diary.我撞见他正在读我的日记。
- catch sight of
- 突然看到；瞥见
- I caught sight of a deer in the woods.我在树林里突然看到一只鹿。
- catch a ball
- 接住球
- Can you catch this ball?你能接住这个球吗？
- catch a thief
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想猫（cat）伸爪（ch）扑抓猎物，cat+ch=catch，记住它表示“捕捉、抓住”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：追捕/抓捕、打猎/捕鱼 该词义多用于日常叙述和一般书面语，语气中性；通常没有明显的口语或正式色彩。具体搭配如 catch a fish、catch the thief 都很自然。
Grammar Note
过去式和过去分词为caught
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words end with the spelling -atch and rhyme with catch /kætʃ/: /bætʃ/, /hætʃ/, /lætʃ/, /mætʃ/, /pætʃ/, /snætʃ/. Beware the lookalike watch: it also ends in -atch but is pronounced /wɒtʃ/ (BrE) or /wɑːtʃ/ (AmE), so it does not rhyme.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.