If you catch a person or animal, you capture them after chasing them, or by using a trap , net , or other device.

to catch

to catch

to catch

having a sudden need to urinate or defecate

to not be prepared for something that happens , and perhaps lose an advantage as a result

If you catch on to something, you understand it, or realize that it is happening .

To catch someone out means to cause them to make a mistake that reveals that they are lying about something, do not know something, or cannot do something.

If you catch up with someone who is in front of you, you reach them by walking faster than they are walking.

to be put at a disadvantage when something happens which you do not expect , with the result that you do not know what to do next and often look foolish

to be seen doing something secret or wrong

to be unprepared for something that happens and so be unable to respond quickly or appropriately

If you are caught in the crossfire , you become involved in an unpleasant situation in which people are arguing with each other, although you do not want to be involved or say which person you agree with.

When people catch up with someone who has done something wrong , they succeed in finding them in order to arrest or punish them.

to be surprised by something that happens quickly and unexpectedly, because you are not ready for it

If you are caught short or are taken short , you feel a sudden strong need to urinate , especially when you cannot easily find a toilet .

If you say that you wouldn't be seen dead or be caught dead in particular clothes, places, or situations , you are expressing strong dislike or disapproval of them.

said to mean that something happens that someone is not prepared for and that reveals an embarrassing or shocking fact about them. In British English, you can also say that someone is caught with their trousers down .

to be caught stealing or doing something wrong . The usual British expression is have your hand in the till .

said to mean that someone is so frightened or nervous that they do not know what to do

If you are caught between a rock and a hard place , you are in a difficult situation where you have to choose between two equally unpleasant courses of action.

If you say that you wouldn't be seen dead or be caught dead in particular clothes, places, or situations , you are expressing strong dislike or disapproval of them.

If someone is caught with their pants down , something happens that they are not prepared for and that reveals something embarrassing or shocking about them. In British English, you can also say that they are caught with their trousers down .

( animal, fish ) 捕获(獲) bǔhuò ( thief, criminal ) 抓获(獲) zhuāhuò

被察觉(覺)有失误(誤)之处(處) bèi chájué yǒu shīwù zhī chù

被卷(捲)入某事 bèi juǎnrù mǒushì

( understand ) 理解 lǐjiě

( walking, driving ) 追上 zhuīshàng

证(證)明有错(錯) zhèngmíng yǒu cuò

他的过(過)去阴(陰)影不散 tā de guòqù yīnyǐng bù sàn

( storm ) 遇到某事 yùdào mǒushì

( work, sleep ) 弥(彌)补(補) míbǔ

昨天警方发(發)现(現)他做了违(違)法的事 zuótiān jǐngfāng fāxiàn tā zuòle wéifǎ de shì

( walking, driving, in standard ) 赶(趕)上 gǎnshang