catch-up

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈkæt͡ʃ.ʌp/    美 /ˈkæt͡ʃ.ʌp/|/ˈkɛt͡ʃ.ʌp/|/ˈkæt͡ʃ.ɐp/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An act of catching up or attempting to catch up. countable,uncountable
    — Rapid expansion of Britain's transport network during the 'railway mania' of the 19th century meant that the testing of engineering principles often played catch-up to the ambitions of progress.
  2. An amount, a thing, or a receipt or repetition of information that enables one to catch up. countable,uncountable
    — Catch-up is also available on the TV set using Digitial^([sic]) TV Services: BT Vision offers BBC, ITV, 40D and Demand 5 via the TV Replay service.

词形变化

catch-ups plural catchup alternative catch up alternative

词源

Etymology tree
English catch updeverb.
English catch-up
Deverbal from catch up.
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