catch
gb/kˈæt͡ʃ/ us/kˈæt͡ʃ/
A1
Anh
~ 800
Các nghĩa
0 nghĩa
Động từ
A1
action
1
Seize something moving
To stop and hold something that is moving, using your hands or something else.
Mẫu sử dụng:
to catch [something]
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners sometimes confuse 'catch' with 'grab'. 'Catch' usually involves something moving toward you or away, while 'grab' can mean taking anything quickly.
Từ đồng nghĩa
grab (More general; can refer to quickly taking hold of anything, not just moving things.)
Từ trái nghĩa
miss (Fail to take hold of something moving toward you.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
catch a ball
|catch a fish
|catch a bus
|catch someone
Chủ đề
sports
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- She managed to catch the ball with one hand.
- I tried to catch the glass before it hit the floor.
- He caught the butterfly gently in his net.
- Catch the rope before it swings away.
Ví dụ cho người học
- I can catch the ball.
- Please catch this pen.
- He catches fish in the river.
- Catch the ball now.
Động từ
A2
action
2
Board transport in time
To get on a bus, train, plane, etc., before it goes away.
Mẫu sử dụng:
to catch [a bus/train/flight]
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners may confuse 'catch' with 'take'. 'Catch' emphasizes being in time before departure; 'take' is more general.
Từ đồng nghĩa
board (More formal; refers specifically to entering transport.)
Từ trái nghĩa
miss (Fail to arrive in time to board transportation.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
catch a bus
|catch a train
|catch a flight
Chủ đề
travel
|daily life
|transportation
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- I caught the last train home last night.
- Hurry if you want to catch the bus.
- We need to catch our flight at 8 p.m.
Ví dụ cho người học
- I catch the bus at 8.
- She catches the train every day.
- We must catch the plane now.
Động từ
A2
action
3
Get an illness
To get sick with a disease from someone or something.
Mẫu sử dụng:
to catch [an illness]
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners sometimes say 'take a cold' instead of 'catch a cold'. The correct phrase is 'catch a cold'.
Từ đồng nghĩa
contract (More formal and technical; often used in medical contexts.)
Từ trái nghĩa
recover (Become well after having an illness.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
catch a cold
|catch the flu
|catch pneumonia
Chủ đề
health
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- Don't get too close or you might catch his cold.
- She caught the flu last winter.
- You can catch chickenpox from someone who has it.
Ví dụ cho người học
- I caught a cold.
- She caught the flu.
- He caught a bad cough.
Động từ
B1
action
4
Hear or understand words
To hear and know what someone says.
Mẫu sử dụng:
to catch [what someone says]
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners might confuse with 'hear'. 'Catch' often implies effort or partial success in hearing/understanding.
Từ đồng nghĩa
understand (General comprehension; may not imply difficulty in hearing.)
Từ trái nghĩa
miss (Fail to hear or understand what was said.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
catch every word
|catch what you said
Chủ đề
communication
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- Sorry, I didn't catch your name.
- Did you catch what she just said?
- I couldn't catch all the details over the phone.
Ví dụ cho người học
- I did not catch your name.
- Did you catch his words?
- I cannot catch her voice.
Danh từ
B1
entity
5
Hidden drawback or condition
A secret problem that makes something not as good as it looks.
Từ đồng nghĩa
drawback (A disadvantage; not always hidden.)
Từ trái nghĩa
benefit (An advantage rather than a disadvantage.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
there's a catch
|the only catch
Chủ đề
business
|daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- It sounds like a great deal, but what's the catch?
- The job is perfect—the only catch is that it’s unpaid.
- There's always a catch with offers like this.
Ví dụ cho người học
- What is the catch?
- There is no catch here.
- The only catch is the cost.
Danh từ
A2
entity
6
Things captured, especially fish/animals
Fish, animals, or things that someone catches at one time.
Từ đồng nghĩa
haul (Emphasizes quantity and effort in obtaining something caught.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
good catch
|big catch
Chủ đề
food
|nature
|animals
|food_drink
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- Today's catch was mostly salmon.
- The fisherman showed us his impressive catch.
- That's quite a big catch for one day.
Ví dụ cho người học
- This is my catch today.
- The catch is small.
- We saw his big catch.
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IPA
GB/kˈæt͡ʃ/
US/kˈæt͡ʃ/
Âm tiết và trọng âm
catch (1 âm tiết)
Stress on 1st syllable (catch)
Các dạng từ
Noun
- Base: catch
- Plural: catches
Verb
- Base: catch
- 3rd Person Singular: catches
- Present Participle: catching
- Past: caught
- Past Participle: caught
Họ từ
Forms
catches
noun
catching
verb
caught
verb
Related words
catcher
noun
catchy
adjective B2
Negative and opposite forms
miss
verb A2
uncatchable
adjective
Điểm ngữ pháp nổi bật
- Irregular past: caught Verb
- Irregular past participle: caught Verb
Cách diễn đạt
catch on
1/kˈæt͡ʃ ˈɔn/
phrasal verb
Begin to understand something
To start to understand an idea or how something works after some time.
Ví dụ
- It took him a while to catch on to the joke.
- She quickly caught on to the new system.
catch up
1/kˈæt͡ʃ ˈʌp/
phrasal verb
Reach same level as another
To move faster to be at the same place or level as someone or something ahead of you.
Ví dụ
- You go ahead—I'll catch up later.
- She ran to catch up with her friends.
catch your breath
1/kˈæt͡ʃ jˈʊɹ bɹˈɛθ/
idiom
Pause to breathe after effort/shock
To stop for a short time so you can breathe easily again after running or feeling surprised.
Ví dụ
- He stopped at the top of the hill to catch his breath.
- I had to pause and catch my breath after hearing the news.
catch fire
1/kˈæt͡ʃ fˈaɪɚ/
fixed phrase
Start burning suddenly
To begin to burn quickly without planning it.
Ví dụ
- The curtains caught fire from the candle.
- His shirt caught fire when he got too close to the stove.
- Dry grass can catch fire easily in summer.
catch someone's eye
1/kˈæt͡ʃ sˈʌmwˌʌnz ˈaɪ/
idiom
Attract visual attention briefly
To make someone notice you or something by sight for a short time.
Ví dụ
- That bright shirt really caught my eye.
- That bright dress really caught my eye.
- A movement in the corner caught her eye.
- A movement outside the window caught her eye.