catch

n. song for three or more voices which sing thesame melody,the second singer beginning the firstline as the first goes on to the second line,and so witheach successive singer; a musical round 轮唱歌曲。
△Tw. 2. 3. 18:“Now let’s have a catch.”现在我们来一支轮唱歌吧。
△Tw.2.3.62 (58):“rouse the night-owlin a catch”，唱一支轮唱歌把夜枭惊醒。
△Tw.2.3.69(63):“Let our catch be‘Thou knave’.”让我们唱《你这坏蛋》这支轮唱歌吧。

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catch

(pa. t. caught or catched: pa. p. caught) vt.
1.seize抓住，夺取。
△Mac.1.5.18(17):“It is too fullo’the milk of human kindness/To catch the nearestway.”它太富于普通人性的弱点，使你不敢抄取捷径。
△3H.VI.3.2.179: “Torment myself to catch theEnglish crown，”为了夺取英国王冠，我折腾着自己。
2. seize,snatch夺取，抢去。
△Rom.4.5.48:“And cru-el Death hath catched it from my sight!”现在却被残忍的死神从我眼前抢走了！
3. captivate,charm,attract迷惑，迷住，吸引。
△H.VIII.2.3.76:“Beauty and honour in her are so mingled/That they have caught the King；”她真是美貌和纯洁一身兼备，难怪把国王吸引住了。
4. take (a disease) by infection,infect传染上（疾病），传染。
△Mid.1.1.187:“Yours would I catch,fair Her-mia，”美丽的赫米娅，我愿“传染上”你的容颜。
△2H.IV.5.1.83 (75):“It is certain that either wise bearing or igno-rant carriage is caught,as men take diseases,one ofanother.”这是一定的，无论聪明的行为还是愚蠢的举动，就像人们互相感染疾病一样，总会彼此传染的。
～ vi.
1. seize,grip,make a sudden snatch 紧抓，猛抓。
△Ado.5.2.11: “Thy wit is as quick as thegreyhound’s mouth,it catches.”你的口才就像猎狗的嘴一般麻利，一下子就咬住了。
2.❶seize,capture抓住，捕获。
❷attract有吸引力。
△Tw.2.3.67(62):“and some dogs will catch well.”有些狗很会抓东西(双关：吸引人——唱歌)。
～ vb.
catch of: ❶be infected by,become infected with被…传染，受…传染。
❷obtain from,snatch from从…得到，从…夺得。
△2H.IV.2.4.48 (45): “We catch of you,Doll,we catch of you.”我们是受你传染的，桃儿，我们是受你传染的。
△2H.IV.2.4. 51 (47):“Yea,joy,our chainsand our jewels.” i.e. You snatch our chains and our jewels from us.是呀，宝贝儿，你把我的链子和首饰都抢去了。

catch[kætʃ]

v. 抓捕，捕捉，拦截，抓获，当场抓住，击中，传染上，引起注意，领会，发觉，抓水，提浆 n.幽默轮唱歌曲
◇ be caught up in sth.被卷入…中
by catches常常
catch a cold 炒股亏本
catch at 渴望得到
catch it 受罚，受责
catch on 博取观众的欢心，理解，受欢迎
catch (on) fire 着火
catch sb.’s eye 引人注目
catch sb. out 发觉错误
catch the shadow 捕风捉影
catch up追赶
catch up (with)赶上，卷入，打断…的话，吸住，指出差错
catch with the goods 行窃时捕获
caught in the act 当场被捕
caught with the fang 当场捕获
‖ catch a crab 划桨时失手向后倒
catch a net打触网球
catch light 油画中的眼神光
catch line 滑稽台词
catch of legs with turning down 后抱双腿摔
catch phrase 口头禅，口号
catch position 抱水位置
catch question 怪题，偏题
catch the ball before the bound 先下手为强
catch up with and surpass赶超
catch up with and surpass advanced world levels 赶超世界先进水平
catch up with or even surpass advanced world levels 赶上或超过国际先进水平
catch words 广告语
caught stealing 偷垒失败
catching glove抄子
catching hand 守门员抓球的手
catching technique 接球技术
catching the ball 接球
catching violation 接球犯规
catch-all n. 垃圾箱，提包
catch-drain n. 集水沟
catcher n. 捕捉者，接手
catcher’s box接手区
catcher’s interference 接手妨碍击球员的行为
catcher’s lines 接手区限制线
catcher’s position 接手位置
catchily adv.有吸引力地，有欺骗地，费解地，欺骗性
catchment n. 集水，集中地
catchment area就学区
catch-phrase n. 口头禅，流行语
catchpole=catchpoll n. 法警，执法员
catch-up stroke 前交叉，一臂等待另一臂
catch-waist camel spin 扶腰燕式转双人转
catch-word n. 标语
catchy[ˈkætʃi]adj. 吸引人的，易使人上当的，诡诈的