捉
Definitions
- 1. to clutch
- 2. to grab
- 3. to capture
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Collocations
常用于“捉迷藏”、“捉老鼠”、“捉虫子”等固定搭配。
Common mistakes
“捉”常用于具体抓住物体，不能用于抽象概念如“抓住机会”，应说“抓住机会”。
Example Sentences
2 shown小猫 捉 到了一只老鼠。
我 捉 了兩條魚。
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Words Containing 捉
to play hide-and-seek
to catch
to catch
to capture
to catch a couple in the act (adultery, illicit sexual relations)
to tease
humorous pronunciation of 著急|着急[zháo jí]
to arrest
to bring to justice
to arrest
trap (for animals etc)
to fathom
unpredictable; elusive; hard to pin down
to capture
lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom)
lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusations
to capture alive
lit. to catch a turtle in a jar (idiom)
lit. a thief crying \Stop the thief!\ (idiom)
fig. to act blindly
to catch a thief by closing his escape route (idiom)
elusive