单词 | catch up |
释义 | catch up I. transitive verb 1. a. < a thief caught the purse up and ran > b. < caught up in the trivia of everyday things — Honor Tracy > c. < the firms have been caught up in a revolution — Percy Winner > d. < caught up in the ecstasy of Vanity Fair — Bernard De Voto > 2. < catch up all the new fads and slang terms > 3. < you catch me up so very short — Charles Dickens > 4. Britain < catch a friend up before he gets out of sight > 5. < catch me up on what's happening at the office > intransitive verb 1. a. < catch up with an advance battalion > b. < the police caught up with the thieves > c. < his evil ways caught up with him at last and he died a poverty-stricken and miserable man > 2. West < we were told to catch up and begin the march at daybreak > 3. a. < catch up on your bookkeeping > b. < catch up on what's happening in the news > II. < 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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