caught up with

更新时间:2026-06-26 01:07:44   栏目: 英语词典

"caught up with" 是动词短语 "catch up with" 的过去式形式,核心含义为 "追上、赶上",但在不同语境中衍生出 "使…最终尝到苦果""了解近况" 等比喻义。其读音为英 /kɔːt ʌp wɪð/,美 /kɔːt ʌp wɪð/ 。

一、核心释义与用法

物理层面的"追上、赶上"
指通过加速行动达到与前方人或事物相同的位置,常见搭配为 "catch up with sb/sth"。

After a pursuit lasting all day we finally caught up with them.(经过一整天的追赶,我们终于赶上了他们。)

Nick caught up with me and rode alongside.(尼克赶上了我,并排骑车前进。)

抽象层面的"恶果显现"
表示过去的错误、不良行为或习惯最终导致负面后果,强调"迟来的报应"。

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。)

As expected, excessive drinking caught up with him.(正如所预料的那样,过度饮酒最终毁了他。)

社交层面的"了解近况"
口语中可表示与久未联系的人交流最新动态,此时常与 "over sth" 搭配。

It was a pleasure to catch up with everyone at the family reunion.(在家庭聚会上与大家交流近况令人感到愉快。)

二、常见搭配与例句

 

用法场景 典型搭配 例句
物理追赶 catch up with + 人/事物 The thieves had gone ten miles before the police caught up with them.(小偷们已经跑了10英里,警察才赶上他们。)
恶果显现 sth catches up with sb Smoking will catch up with you sooner or later.(吸烟迟早会使你受害不浅。)
了解近况 catch up with + 人 + over sth My friends and I like to catch up over a coffee once a month.(我和朋友们喜欢每月喝一次咖啡叙叙旧。)

 

三、易混淆短语辨析

catch up on sth:强调"补做、赶完(未完成的事)",如 I missed a week of work, and now I have to catch up.(我耽误了一周的工作,现在得补上。)

be caught up in sth:表示"陷入、沉迷于某事",如 He was caught up with this crazy idea.(他对这个疯狂的想法十分着迷。)

无论是奔跑中的追赶、生活中的因果报应,还是老友重逢时的寒暄,"caught up with" 都能精准传达"迟来的相遇或结局"。下次使用时,不妨根据语境选择其字面或比喻含义,让表达更生动。你有没有经历过"过去的事突然找上门"的时刻?这正是 "Life catching up with you" 的真实写照。