| 词汇 | catch at |
| 释义 | Phr V catch at catches, catching, caught catch at sth to pull something quickly, or to try to get hold of something, especially someone's hand or a piece of clothingIn great excitement, he caught at my sleeve and tried to pull me back.As we walked, thorns caught at our clothes. catch at sth to try to hold or pull something quickly, especially someone's arm or clothes: Ruth caught at his arm. "Don't go! Please don't go!" The path was thickly overgrown, and thorns caught at his clothes. As he fell, he caught at a branch, and miraculously it held his weight.■ SIMILAR TO: grab at catch at (something)1. To find or see someone in the act of doing something (often something nefarious). In this usage, the guilty party is stated between "catch" and "at." The detective was able to catch the robbers at their next scheme. 2. To grasp at or clutch something. She must be nervous—she keeps catching at her purse. catch someone at somethingand catch someone doing somethingto discover someone doing something, especially something bad or shameful. We caught her at her evil deeds. Don't let me catch you doing that again! catch atSnatch, grasp, as in The beggars kept catching at their coats. [c. 1600] Also see grasp at straws. |
| 随便看 |
|
青年旅行网英语在线翻译词典收录了440382条英语词汇在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用英语词汇的中英文双语翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。