| 释义 |
●ˌcatch ˈup (with sb/sth) 🔑 (BrE also ˌcatch sb/sth ˈup) 1. to reach sb/sth ahead of you by going faster than them/it 赶上，追上（前面的人或物）◆She was walking so fast I had to run to catch up (with her).
她走得很快，我必须跑着才能跟得上她。◆The police car finally caught up with the van at the junction.
警车最后在交叉路口撵上了那辆小货车。 ➡ SYNONYMS 同义词辨析catch up (with sb/sth)
catch up (with sb/sth) ◇ draw level (with sb/sth) ◇ get to sth ◇ reach sb/sth
These verbs all mean to arrive at a particular place or point. 这些动词都表示赶上、追上、到达。
catch up (with sb / sth)
to reach sb / sth that is ahead of you by going faster 赶上；追上You go on ahead. I'll catch up with you. 你先走，我会赶上你。The car behind us was catching up. 我们后面的车快跟上来了。
NOTE Catch sb up can also be used in British English 英国英语中也说 catch sb upI eventually caught her up and managed to talk to her. 我最后追上了她，总算和她说上了话。
draw level (with sb / sth)
to reach the same level as sb and move forward at the same speed 并排同速前行She drew level with the police car. 她与警车并排行驶。
get to sth
to arrive at a particular place or point after travelling there 到达；抵达We got to San Diego at 7 o'clock. 我们 7 点到达圣迭戈。
reach sb / sth
to arrive at a place after travelling to it 到达；抵达We didn't reach the border until after dark. 天黑之后我们才到达边境。I hope this letter reaches you. 我希望你能收到这封信。
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONSto eventually / finally get to / reach / catch up with / draw level with sb / sthto soon / quickly get to / reach / catch up with (sth)to get to / reach your destination 2. to reach the same level or standard as sb/sth else that was better or more advanced 赶上，达到（水平或标准）◆We need to catch up with our competitors in Europe.
我们得追上欧洲的竞争对手。◆You’ll have to work hard to catch up with the rest of the class.
你必须努力学习才能赶上班里其他同学。◆When I went back to school I found I had a lot of catching up to do.
回到学校后，我发现有很多课需要补。[v + adv] [v + n/pron + adv] [v + adv + n] (rare) ▸ ˈcatch-up noun [uncountable]
the act of trying to reach the same level or standard as sb who is ahead of you 追赶；赶上◆catch-up history classes
历史补习课◆After our bad start to the season we were always playing catch-up (= trying to reach the same level as the others).
在本赛季糟糕的开局之后，我们一直在努力追赶。 |