caught up with
更新时间:2026-06-26 01:07:44 栏目: 英语词典
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" 和 "了解近况" 等比喻义。其读音为英 /kɔːt ʌp wɪð/,美 /kɔːt ʌp wɪð/ 。
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。)
| 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。) |
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。