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This is a vivid metaphor for today’s world: while the World Bank is caught up in corruption and controversy, China skillfully raises its geopolitical profile in the developing world.这是对当今世界的生动比喻:当世界银行陷入腐败和矛盾之中时,中国很有技巧地在第三世界中提升着自己地理政治方面的形象。© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 01.11.2010© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 01.11.2010
'They mostly do,' he said; then he caught himself up. 'I mean. . . a woman is supposed to.'“女子们多数是这样的。 ” 他说, 然后又改正说:“我的意思是说……, 人家认为女子是这样的。 ”Lawrence, David Herbert / Lady Chatterley's Lover劳伦斯, 大卫 赫伯特 / 查太莱夫人的情人查太莱夫人的情人劳伦斯, 大卫 赫伯特Lady Chatterley's LoverLawrence, David Herbert© Wordsworth Editions Limited 2005
He and she had caught the bus all right, so they might as well ride on top for a bit, and show it.她和他都是好好地赶上了公共汽车的人。 所以他们很可以骄傲地坐在上层焙耀一番。Lawrence, David Herbert / Lady Chatterley's Lover劳伦斯, 大卫 赫伯特 / 查太莱夫人的情人查太莱夫人的情人劳伦斯, 大卫 赫伯特Lady Chatterley's LoverLawrence, David Herbert© Wordsworth Editions Limited 2005
Has it never struck you that the way to catch that man was to find out where he got his food and so trace it to him?”难道您从没有想到过抓这个人的办法就是先找出他从哪里弄到食物,然后再根据这条线索去找到他吗?”Conan Doyle, Arthur / The Hound of the Baskervilles柯南 道尔 / 巴斯克维尔猎犬巴斯克维尔猎犬柯南 道尔The Hound of the BaskervillesConan Doyle, Arthur© 1901, 1902 by A. Conan Doyle
In the future, break-through shall be made by catching major and serious cases so as to promote the development of struggle against serious economic crimes.今后仍应以抓住大案要案为突破口,推动打击严重经济犯罪斗争的发展。© 中国投资指南http://www.fdi.gov.cn/index.htm 14.06.2011© Invest in Chinahttp://www.fdi.gov.cn/index.htm 14.06.2011
If you apply this new plan to Iraq alone, two things immediately catch the eye: almost all the proposals of the Baker-Hamilton report have been ignored, and the plan itself – in the face of the chaos in Iraq – is quite simplistic.如果单纯地将这一新计划实施到伊拉克,那么,有两点马上引人注目。第一是贝克和汉米尔顿报告的几乎所有建议被忽略;第二,该计划本身尽管面临伊拉克的乱局 依旧非常简单化。© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 28.10.2010© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 28.10.2010
Fearing a new era of obstructionism, EU leaders have revived talk of a two-speed union, in which a vanguard of western states seeks deeper integration, leaving the newcomers to catch up.出于对新的议会停滞时代的忧虑,欧盟领导人已经恢复了双速会谈联盟,目的是在西方先驱国家进一步融合的同时,为新入盟的国家留出时间迎头赶上。© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 24.01.2011© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 24.01.2011
Seeing it, she stamped her foot with impatience. 'Of course she had to catch me in my coarse apron, and a dirty face!“自然啦, 穿着这围售裙, 肮脏着这个脸鼻, 便给她碰着了!Lawrence, David Herbert / Lady Chatterley's Lover劳伦斯, 大卫 赫伯特 / 查太莱夫人的情人查太莱夫人的情人劳伦斯, 大卫 赫伯特Lady Chatterley's LoverLawrence, David Herbert© Wordsworth Editions Limited 2005
Anyone engaging in the hunting or catching of wildlife shall comply with the prescriptions in his special hunting and catching license or his hunting license concerning the species, quantity, area and time limit.猎捕者应当按照特许猎捕证、狩猎证规定的种类、数量、地点和期限进行猎捕。© 中国投资指南http://www.fdi.gov.cn/index.htm 01.04.2011© Invest in Chinahttp://www.fdi.gov.cn/index.htm 01.04.2011
Recent bestsellers suggest that religious faith is really a sign of backwardness, the mark of primitives stuck in the dark ages who are yet to catch up with scientific reason.最新的畅销书籍提出,宗教信仰实际上是一种落后的标志,表明了陷于黑暗年代原始人还需要追赶上科学理性。© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 11.01.2011© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 11.01.2011
At some stage, the world may no longer catch a cold when the US sneezes, but that is far from being true now.在某些阶段,当美国打喷嚏的时候,世界或许不会再感冒,但是现在还远远不是这样。© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 26.01.2011© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 26.01.2011
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Collocations
catch up
赶上
catch cold
伤风
catch selvage
褶边
ratchet catch
停止挡
Word forms
catch
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | caught |
Imperative | catch |
Present Participle (Participle I) | catching |
Past Participle (Participle II) | caught |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I catch | we catch |
you catch | you catch |
he/she/it catches | they catch |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am catching | we are catching |
you are catching | you are catching |
he/she/it is catching | they are catching |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have caught | we have caught |
you have caught | you have caught |
he/she/it has caught | they have caught |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been catching | we have been catching |
you have been catching | you have been catching |
he/she/it has been catching | they have been catching |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I caught | we caught |
you caught | you caught |
he/she/it caught | they caught |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was catching | we were catching |
you were catching | you were catching |
he/she/it was catching | they were catching |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had caught | we had caught |
you had caught | you had caught |
he/she/it had caught | they had caught |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been catching | we had been catching |
you had been catching | you had been catching |
he/she/it had been catching | they had been catching |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will catch | we shall/will catch |
you will catch | you will catch |
he/she/it will catch | they will catch |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be catching | we shall/will be catching |
you will be catching | you will be catching |
he/she/it will be catching | they will be catching |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have caught | we shall/will have caught |
you will have caught | you will have caught |
he/she/it will have caught | they will have caught |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been catching | we shall/will have been catching |
you will have been catching | you will have been catching |
he/she/it will have been catching | they will have been catching |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would catch | we should/would catch |
you would catch | you would catch |
he/she/it would catch | they would catch |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be catching | we should/would be catching |
you would be catching | you would be catching |
he/she/it would be catching | they would be catching |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have caught | we should/would have caught |
you would have caught | you would have caught |
he/she/it would have caught | they would have caught |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been catching | we should/would have been catching |
you would have been catching | you would have been catching |
he/she/it would have been catching | they would have been catching |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am caught | we are caught |
you are caught | you are caught |
he/she/it is caught | they are caught |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being caught | we are being caught |
you are being caught | you are being caught |
he/she/it is being caught | they are being caught |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been caught | we have been caught |
you have been caught | you have been caught |
he/she/it has been caught | they have been caught |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was caught | we were caught |
you were caught | you were caught |
he/she/it was caught | they were caught |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being caught | we were being caught |
you were being caught | you were being caught |
he/she/it was being caught | they were being caught |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been caught | we had been caught |
you had been caught | you had been caught |
he/she/it had been caught | they had been caught |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be caught | we shall/will be caught |
you will be caught | you will be caught |
he/she/it will be caught | they will be caught |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been caught | we shall/will have been caught |
you will have been caught | you will have been caught |
he/she/it will have been caught | they will have been caught |