A phrase used adjectively sometimes of meretricious attempts to catch or win popular favor.
the larvae (doodlebugs) dig conical pits where they wait to catch e.g
any of several small freshwater fishes that catch insects by squirting water at them and knocking them into the water
marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages
n marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages
a catch question
奇怪的问题,怪题
air pipe strainer dust catcher
[机] 空管滤清器
basket catch
[体]轿子接
beet leaf catcher
[机] 截甜菜叶器
beet tail catcher
[机] 甜菜边皮切除机
bird-catcher
n. 捕鸟人, 以捕鸟为业者
bird-catchers
(bird-catcher 的复数) n. 捕鸟人, 以捕鸟为业者
broadcatch
广捕
by-catch
混获
bycatch
误捕的鱼(捕捞其他种类的鱼时意外捕获)
catch a boat
赶上船
catch a chill
感冒,着凉
catch a cold
感冒
catch a fever
发烧,发热,患热病
catch a glimpse
瞥见
catch a glimpse of
catch a nap
打盹,小睡片刻
catch a packet
遭受不幸,倒霉;受到打击,受到处罚
catch a plague
染上瘟疫
catch a scolding
挨骂,遭到斥责