| 词汇 | CATCHING |
| 释义 | CATCHING catch someone in the act (of doing something) to catch a person doing something illegal or private.They know who set the fire. They caught someone in the act.I caught Tom in the act of stealing a car. catch someone napping to find someone unprepared.The enemy soldiers caught our army napping.The thieves caught the security guard napping. catch someone red-handed to catch a person in the act of doing something wrong.Tom was stealing the car when the police drove by and caught him red-handed.Mary tried to cash a forged check at the bank, and the teller caught her red-handed. caught in the act seen doing something illegal or private.Tom was caught in the act.She's guilty. She was caught in the act. caught red-handed caught in the act of doing something wrong.Tom was caught red-handed.Many car thieves are caught red-handed. not let someone catch someone doing something and not want to catch sb doing sth to find someone doing something wrong. (The idea is that the person ought not to do the wrong thing again, not that the person simply avoid getting caught.)How many times have I told you not to play ball in the house? Don't let me catch you doing that again.If I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times: Don't do that! I don't want to catch you doing it again! |
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