❶捕まえる, 捕る, 捕らえる; ～に追いつく
catch a ball
♔基本catch a ball
ボールを捕る
⦣ catch＋名詞.
catch him by the hand=catch his hand
catch him by the hand=catch his hand
彼の手を捕まえる
⦣ catch A （人） by the B （体の部分）は「A の B を捕まえる」.
Cats often catch mice.
Cats often catch mice.
ネコはよくネズミを捕る.
I ran after Ken, but I couldn't catch him.
I ran after Ken, but I couldn't catch him.
私はケンを追ったが追いつけなかった.
Gasoline catches fire easily.
Gasoline catches fire easily.
ガソリンはすぐ火がつく[引火しやすい].
A strange sight caught my eye.
A strange sight caught my eye.
珍めずらしい光景が私の目を捕らえた[目をひいた].
The fox was caught in a trap.
The fox was caught in a trap.
そのキツネはわなで捕らえられた[わなに掛かかった].
⦣ 受け身の文. was助動❷
I was caught in a shower.
I was caught in a shower.
私はにわか雨に遭あった.
catch at ～catch at ～
～をつかもうとする
A drowning man will catch at a straw.
ことわざA drowning man will catch at a straw.
溺おぼれる者はわらをもつかむ.
catch a coldcatch coldcatch (a) cold
catch one's breathcatch one's breath
catch hold of ～catch hold of ～
catch sight of ～catch sight of ～
catch up with ～catch upcatch up (with ～)
（～に）追いつく
I'll soon catch up with you.
I'll soon catch up with you.
すぐ君に追いつくよ.
