1、catch up
趕上;追上;跟上
I stopped and waited for her to catch up.
我停住腳步,等她追上來。
We caught up with the nuns.
我們趕上了修女們。
趕上,達到(標準、水平等)
Most late developers will catch up with their friends.
大多數身材發育遲緩者都會趕上他們的朋友。
John began the season better than me but I have fought to catch up.
賽季伊始,約翰的表現比我好,不過我經過努力追了上來。
了解近況;敘舊
The ladies spent some time catching up on each other's health and families.
女士們花了點時間敘舊,聊了聊彼此的健康和家庭狀況。
She plans to return to Dublin to catch up with the relatives she has not seen since she married.
她打算回都柏林,去看望一下結婚后就再沒見過面的親戚。
2、come out
(書或光盤)出版,發行
The book comes out this week.
這本書本周出版。
Christian Slater has a new movie coming out next month in which he plays a vigilante.
克里斯汀·史萊特有一部新片下月發行,他在片中扮演一個治安維持會成員。
(事實)暴露,披露,顯露
The truth is beginning to come out about what happened.
真相開始逐漸浮出水面。
It will come out that she has covertly donated considerable sums to the IRA.
她暗中給愛爾蘭共和軍提供了大筆資助的事情即將曝光。
結果是;到頭來
In this grim little episode of recent American history, few people come out well.
在美國近代史上這一小段陰暗時期,很少有人能有好的結果。
So what makes a good marriage? Faithfulness comes out top of the list.
那么,是什么造就了美滿的婚姻呢?結果表明忠誠是第一位的。