catch off guard 措手不及 (因突發事件)
She’s used to being interviewed and it seems that no question catches her off guard.
她很習慣被訪問,因此似乎沒有甚麼問題能讓她措手不及。The bad news caught her completely off guard. She couldn’t utter a word.
這個壞消息讓她措手不及,她頓時語塞。
catch sight of 突然看到 (無預警地)
When I caught sight of Snorlax in my living room, I was so excited!
當在客廳突然看到卡比獸時,我超級興奮的!
catch one’s breath 喘口氣;休息
After the game, the swimmer stopped to catch her breath.
在比賽結束後,游泳者停下來喘口氣休息。
catch up 趕上;追上進度;瞭解近況;得到關於…的消息
趕上
Tom stopped to wait for Susan to catch up.
Tom 停下來等 Susan 趕上他。
追上進度
She’s staying late at school to catch upon the report.
她留在學校熬夜趕報告。She was absent from school for a long while and now finds it hard to catch up with other students.
她有段時間沒到學校,發現很難追上其他學生的進度。
得到關於…的消息
Andie caught up with the Pokémon trend in time from social media.
社群軟體幫助 Andie 及時趕上寶可夢潮流。Let’s have dinner together. I need to catch up on all the gossip!
我們一起吃晚餐吧,我想要知道所有的八卦!
caught red-handed 當場逮到
red-handed 可以引申為滿手鮮血的意思,因此此片語字面上的意思為:「犯案後還來不及將血清除,便被警察逮個正著!」
Jim was caught red-handed playing Pokémon while driving.
Jim 被當場逮到一邊玩寶可夢一邊開車。A thief was caught red-handed in robbery.
一個竊賊在搶劫時被當場逮到。
catch on 瞭解;流行
流行
Pokémon Go is really catching on in Taiwan now.
寶可夢現在在台灣蔚為流行。
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