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.- The law caught up with him yesterday.
昨天,他被捉拿归案。
- The law caught up with him yesterday.
- 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.- 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。
- Although he subsequently became a successful businessman, his criminal past caught up with him.
英英释义
verb
- catch up with and possibly overtake
- The Rolls Royce caught us near the exit ramp
- make up work that was missed due to absence at a later point
- I have to make up a French exam
- Can I catch up with the material or is it too late?