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catch-up

noun
🔊/ˈkætʃ ʌp/
🔊/ˈkætʃ ʌp/, 🔊/ˈketʃ ʌp/
Idioms
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  1. [uncountable] the act of trying to reach the same level or standard as somebody who is ahead of you（向别人水平的）追赶
    • It was a month of catch-up for them.他们那个月急起直追。🔊🔊
  2. [countable, usually singular] an occasion when two or more people meet to discuss what has happened since the last time they met谈论近况
    • We must get together for a catch-up.我们得聚在一起说说各自的近况。🔊🔊
    • I have a catch-up meeting with my manager at two.我和我的经纪人约好两点钟见面聊聊近况。
  3. [uncountable] a service that allows you to watch television programmes on a computer or a special television after the time when they were originally broadcast（电视节目的）回放
    • catch-up TV电视回放
Idioms
play catch-up
  1. to try to equal somebody that you are competing against in a sport or game or in business（在体育运动或比赛中）拼命赶超
    • After our bad start to the season we were always playing catch-up.我们在赛季初表现不佳，之后一直在努力追赶。🔊🔊
    • When it comes to digital technology, we're always playing catch-up with Japan.在数字技术方面，我们一直在追赶日本。