(1) catch one's breath（因恐懼、震驚等）一時停止呼吸；屏息
He caught his breath in surprise.
他驚奇地屏住了呼吸。
(2) catch one's death 患重感冒
Don't go out without a coat, you'll catch your death.
別不穿外套出去，會得感冒的。
(3) catch it 挨罵；受罰
If your father finds you here, you'll really catch it.
要是你父親發(fā)現(xiàn)你在這兒，你非挨罵不可。
(4) catch sb. napping 發(fā)現(xiàn)某人精神不集中
Don't let the boss catch you napping.
別讓老板發(fā)現(xiàn)你走神兒。
(5) catch sb. red-handed 當(dāng)場發(fā)現(xiàn)某人正做壞事；當(dāng)場捉住某人
She flushed looking as guilty as though she had been caught red-handed in some dreadful crime.
他臉一紅，好像犯了什么罪行，給人家當(dāng)場捉住了似的。
(6) catch on 受歡迎；變得流行
Mini-skirts first caught on in 1960's.
超短裙是在60年代開始流行的。
(7) catch sb. out 顯出某人無知或犯錯誤
Ask me anything you like--you won't catch me out.
你盡管問吧一一絕問不倒我。
(8) catch up with (sb.) 趕上，追上（某人）
1. Go on in front. I'll catch up with you/catch you up.
你先走，我很快就趕上你。
2. After missing a term through illness he had to work hard to catch up with the others.
他因病休學(xué)一學(xué)期，需努力趕上其他同學(xué)。
(9) cater for/ to 滿足（需要）；迎合（情趣、愛好）
1. TV must cater for many different tastes.
電視節(jié)目必須迎合各種人的不同愛好。
2. Some newspapers cater to people's love of scandal.
有些報(bào)紙投人們愛看丑聞消息之所好。
(10) throw/fling cautions to the winds 不顧一切；魯莽行事
He is a rash young man, and he often throws cautions to the winds.
他是一個魯莽的年輕人，做事經(jīng)常不顧一切。
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