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单词 catch up
释义 catch up
I. verb
transitive verb
1.
 a. : to pick or lift up often abruptly
  < a thief caught the purse up and ran >
 b. : ensnare, entangle
  < caught up in the trivia of everyday things — Honor Tracy >
 c. : to involve often against the will
  < the firms have been caught up in a revolution — Percy Winner >
 d. : enthrall
  < caught up in the ecstasy of Vanity Fair — Bernard De Voto >
2. : to adopt or take over (as an expression)
 < catch up all the new fads and slang terms >
3. : to interrupt (a speaker) usually to question or criticize what is being said
 < you catch me up so very short — Charles Dickens >
4. Britain : overtake
 < catch a friend up before he gets out of sight >
5. : to provide with the latest information
 < catch me up on what's happening at the office >
intransitive verb
1.
 a. : to travel fast enough to join company
  < catch up with an advance battalion >
 b. : to bring about arrest for illicit activity — used with with
  < the police caught up with the thieves >
 c. : to have the expected ill effect or result — used with with
  < his evil ways caught up with him at last and he died a poverty-stricken and miserable man >
2. West : to prepare horses, mules, or oxen for travel
 < we were told to catch up and begin the march at daybreak >
3.
 a. : to bring something to an end or to a final state — used with on
  < catch up on your bookkeeping >
 b. : to acquire belated information
  < catch up on what's happening in the news >
II. intransitive verb
: to reach a state of parity or a state of being able to cope
 < some kindergartners without preschool education have difficulty catching up >
— often used with with
 < will take years of spending to catch up with the immense needs >
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