catch up with

英 [kætʃ ʌp wɪð]

美 [kætʃ ʌp wɪð]

捕获，擒获，捉拿到（犯错者）; 和…算旧账; 使…最终尝到苦果

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 捕获;擒获;捉拿到
  When peoplecatch up withsomeone who has done something wrong, they succeed in finding them in order to arrest or punish them.
  1. The law caught up with him yesterday.
     昨天，他被捉拿归案。
• PHRASAL VERB 和…算旧账；使…最终尝到苦果
  If somethingcatches up withyou, you are forced to deal with something unpleasant that happened or that you did in the past, which you have been able to avoid until now.
  1. Although he subsequently became a successful businessman, his criminal past caught up with him.
     尽管后来他成了事业有成的生意人，以前的犯罪前科终究让他尝到了苦果。

英英释义

verb

• catch up with and possibly overtake
  1. The Rolls Royce caught us near the exit ramp
  Synonym:overtakecatch
• make up work that was missed due to absence at a later point
  1. I have to make up a French exam
  2. Can I catch up with the material or is it too late?
  Synonym:make up

双语例句

• He stopped and let her catch up with him
  他停下来，好让她追上自己。
• In the trip, I was too tired to catch up with others.
  在旅途中，我太累了，赶不上其他人了。
• Hurry up; we may catch up with him yet.
  快点走，或者还赶得上他。
• He is always fooling around in class, but the teacher will catch up with him some day.
  他总是在班上捉弄人，总有一天老师会抓住他的。
• It's difficult for us to catch up with them. we're falling behind.
  我们很难追上他们。我们落后了。
• In order to catch up with and surpass the advanced world levels we'll have to accelerate our speed.
  要赶超世界先进水平，我们还得快马加鞭。
• He managed to catch up with the others.
  他设法赶上了别人。
• There's still time to catch up with them.
  还有时间追上他们。
• She used the day to catch up with administrative tasks.
  她白天忙着处理行政工作。
• The law caught up with him yesterday.
  昨天，他被捉拿归案。