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Caught

用法丰富:接球 caught the ball、赶上公交 caught the bus、生病 caught a cold、作弊被 caught cheating。核心意象是“截住、逮住或突然遭遇”。

  1. “She caught the vase before it hit the floor.” (她在花瓶落地前接住了它。)
  2. “We caught the last train by running to the platform.” (我们跑到站台,赶上了末班火车。)
  3. “He was caught using his phone during the exam.” (他在考试中用手机被逮个正着。)

“catch” 源自古法语 cachier(追逐),与拉丁语 captāre(抓取)有关;过去式 caught 为不规则变化。

catch 为不规则动词(catch–caught–caught),无规则 -ed 后缀;与 capture 同族但拼写不同。

棒球 “caught stealing” 是专业术语;日常 “caught in the rain” 形容措手不及;执法 “caught on camera” 强调证据。

  • 固定搭配: “caught up” (赶上;卷入), “caught off guard” (措手不及), “get caught” (被抓住;被发现)

aught 发音像“一把扣住”:东西突然被抓牢,就是 caught。

“The photographer caught the dancer mid-leap in a single frame.” (摄影师在一帧画面里定格了舞者跃起的瞬间。)