catch up

[phrasal verb]

: to move fast enough to join someone or something that is in front of you赶上；追上

— often + with or to

Slow down so that I can catch up with you.放慢点，好让我能赶上你。
She ran as fast as she could, but she couldn't catch up with her brother. = (US) She couldn't catch up to him.她拼命地快跑，但还是赶不上她哥哥。

— often used figuratively常用作比喻

In order to catch up with its competitors in the industry, the company will need to start using more advanced technologies.为了赶上行业竞争者，公司需要开始采用更加先进的技术。
She missed several months of school and may never catch up with the other children in her class. = (US) She may never catch up to them.她几个月没来上学，有可能再也无法跟上班里其他同学了。

: to learn about recent events了解近期的事情

We haven't seen each other in such a long time; we've got lots of catching up to do!我们许久没见面了，有很多事要聊！
catching up with old friends和老朋友们叙叙近来的事情

— often + on

He reads the newspaper on Sunday mornings to catch up on the news.他星期天早上读报纸了解新闻动态。

catch up on (something) : to do (something) that you could have done earlier赶完；弥补

catch (someone) up British : to join someone who is ahead of you赶上

He was ahead of me for most of the race, but I caught him up [=I caught up with him] at the end.比赛的大部分时间他都跑在我前面，但在最后时刻我赶上了他。
Go on ahead: I'll catch you up later.你先走一步，我一会儿追上你。

catch up with (someone)

a : to begin to affect (someone) usually in a bad way开始（对某人）产生不良影响

All those late nights are really starting to catch up with me!这些天熬夜工作，现在真要影响我的身体了。
Old age catches up with everyone in the end.每个人最终都会变老。

b : to find and arrest (someone)抓捕（某人）

c informal : to meet with (someone)遇见某人

⇒ Main Entry: ¹ catch

catch-up

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catch-up /ˈkætʃˌʌp/ /ˈkɛtʃˌʌp/ noun

catch-up

/ˈkætʃˌʌp/ /ˈkɛtʃˌʌp/

noun

Learner's definition of CATCH-UP

: to try to reach the same position, score, etc., as a competitor after you have fallen behind（在竞争或比赛中）拼命追赶

The team fell behind in the second inning and has had to play catch-up ever since.球队在第二局开始落后，此后一直在努力追平。
The company has been trying to play a difficult game of catch-up ever since its competitor introduced the new product.自从竞争对手推出了新产品，公司一直在努力追赶。

— see also catch up at ¹catch