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”。
- “She caught the vase before it hit the floor.” (她在花瓶落地前接住了它。)
- “We caught the last train by running to the platform.” (我们跑到站台,赶上了末班火车。)
- “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。)