vt.

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

   我扔球你接。

2. 逮住，捕獲
   The policeman caught the thief.

   警察逮住了小偷。

3. 撞見，偶然發覺[O4]
   The police caught him stealing a car.

   他正在偷汽車時被警察撞見。

4. 趕上，及時趕到，沒錯過
   I don't know whether we can catch the train.

   我不知道能否趕得上火車。

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

   她準是從他那裡傳染上這病的。

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

   她的一隻手指被門夾住了。

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

   我設法引起他的注意。

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

   羅比沒有聽清楚老師說的話。

9. （傳神地）描繪，再現
   The painting catches the beauty of the Rockies perfectly.

   這幅畫完美地再現了洛磯山脈之美。

10. 【棒】給（特定的投手）當捕手
11. 打，打中，擊中[O]
    The stone caught him on the leg.

    石塊擊中他的腿。

vi.

1. 被鉤住，被卡住，被夾住
   The kite caught in the electric wires.

   風箏鉤在電線上了。

2. 燃燒起來
   The match won't catch.

   這火柴擦不著。

3. （鎖等）鎖住；（引擎等）發動
   The lock does not catch.

   這鎖鎖不上。

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

   她喉嚨哽住說不出話來。

5. 【棒】充當捕手

n.

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

   中間手接了一記非常漂亮的球。

2. 捕獲物（或量）[C]
   The fisherman had a good catch.

   漁夫捕到許多魚。

3. 窗鉤，門扣；把手[C]
4. 【口】圈套；隱藏的困難[C]
   There must be a catch to that last question.

   最後那個問題裡面一定有圈套。

5. 接球遊戲[U]

a.

1. 吸引人的；使人感興趣的
   Advertisements often contain catch phrases.

   廣告中常出現妙句。

2. 使人感到為難的，引人上當的
   That's really a catch question.

   那確實是一道刁鑽的題目。

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.

[名]

1. 接球。
   캐치를 잘하다.

   接了個好球。