英语词组catch up with是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

Phr V

catch up with

catches, catching, caught

catch up with sb

if something that you have done {e.g. crime, lies} or something that has been happening to you {e.g. stress} catches up with you, it starts to cause problems for you

The pressures of supporting a big family are beginning to catch up with him.

if someone in authority {e.g. police, tax officials} catches up with you, they discover that you have been doing something wrong and often punish you for it

They had been selling stolen cars for years before the police caught up with them.

to meet someone you know, after not seeing them for a period of time

I caught up with him in Singapore a few years later.I'll catch up with you later! (= I'll see you later today)

catch up with sth

to try to understand or learn something new

I'm trying to catch up with all this new technology.

catch up with (someone)

1. Of friends or relatives, to update one another on life events that occurred since the last time seeing each other. It was so lovely catching up with you; it's been years since we were last together! You and I must really catch up with each other sometime soon.

2. To find (and, of police, to arrest) someone after a period of time trying to track that person down. The bank robber disappeared for almost a week, but the police caught up with him at the border of Mexico.

3. To make up the difference between oneself and someone or something, so as to be at an equal level, status, or point of progress. If we speed up, we might be able to catch up with the car ahead of us!

4. To meet again at a later point in time. We'll catch up with you after the movie.

5. To cause unpleasant consequences or have dire implications, especially after a certain period of time. You might like to party all night long now, but all that drinking is going to catch up with you someday. His criminal record as a teen caught up with him in job interviews as an adult.

catch up with

1. To find or arrest after a period of pursuit: The police finally caught up with him in Omaha.

2. To have unpleasant consequences for, especially after a period of quiescence: mistakes that caught up with him when he ran for president.

词组	catch up with
释义	Phr V catch up with catches, catching, caught catch up with sb if something that you have done {e.g. crime, lies} or something that has been happening to you {e.g. stress} catches up with you, it starts to cause problems for you The pressures of supporting a big family are beginning to catch up with him. if someone in authority {e.g. police, tax officials} catches up with you, they discover that you have been doing something wrong and often punish you for it They had been selling stolen cars for years before the police caught up with them. to meet someone you know, after not seeing them for a period of time I caught up with him in Singapore a few years later.I'll catch up with you later! (= I'll see you later today) catch up with sth to try to understand or learn something new I'm trying to catch up with all this new technology. phrasecatch up with1. catch up with sb not passive if something bad catches up with you, it starts to cause problems which you have been able to avoid for a period of time, but are now forced to deal with: Footballer Paul McGrath admitted that his long-term knee problems are finally beginning to catch up with him. It seems she has a dark secret from her past which now threatens to catch up with her.2. catch up with sb if someone in authority or the police catch up with you, they discover that you have been doing something wrong and punish you for it: Hughes had been avoiding paying his taxes for years before the authorities finally caught up with him. When the police caught up with him, they found his flat full of pornographic magazines and videos.3. catch up with sb to meet someone you know after not seeing them for a period of time: Brian is returning from New Zealand for the first time in 12 years, and is keen to catch up with family and friends, especially his mother, Dolly.I'll catch up with you later spoken (=used to tell someone that you will talk to them later) I've got to dash off to a meeting now - I'll catch up with you later.4. catch up with sth to do something that needs to be done, because you did not have time to do it earlier: Friday is a fairly quiet day, so I usually have chance to catch up with my paperwork. Third-year students desperately trying to catch up on second-year work.■ SIMILAR TO: catch up on5. catch up with sth to get the most recent information about something: The dinner was a pleasant opportunity for members to catch up with each other's news. The Computer Show is a good opportunity to catch up with the latest software developments.■ SIMILAR TO: catch up on6. catch up with sb to meet someone and ask them questions - used by newspaper and television reporters: Ferruccio Furlanetto is one of the world's leading operatic singers. I caught up with him in his villa just outside Salzburg. catch up with (someone) 1. Of friends or relatives, to update one another on life events that occurred since the last time seeing each other. It was so lovely catching up with you; it's been years since we were last together! You and I must really catch up with each other sometime soon. 2. To find (and, of police, to arrest) someone after a period of time trying to track that person down. The bank robber disappeared for almost a week, but the police caught up with him at the border of Mexico. 3. To make up the difference between oneself and someone or something, so as to be at an equal level, status, or point of progress. If we speed up, we might be able to catch up with the car ahead of us! 4. To meet again at a later point in time. We'll catch up with you after the movie. 5. To cause unpleasant consequences or have dire implications, especially after a certain period of time. You might like to party all night long now, but all that drinking is going to catch up with you someday. His criminal record as a teen caught up with him in job interviews as an adult. catch up with 1. To find or arrest after a period of pursuit: The police finally caught up with him in Omaha. 2. To have unpleasant consequences for, especially after a period of quiescence: mistakes that caught up with him when he ran for president.
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