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(lái)。

We caught up with the nuns.

我們趕上了修女們。

趕上，達(dá)到(標(biāo)準(zhǔn)、水平等)

Most late developers will catch up with their friends.

大多數(shù)身材發(fā)育遲緩者都會(huì)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(xiàn)比我好，不過(guò)我經(jīng)過(guò)努力追了上來(lái)。

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(diǎn)時(shí)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(jié)婚后就再?zèng)]見(jiàn)過(guò)面的親戚。

牽扯進(jìn);卷入

The people themselves weren't part of the conflict; they were just caught up in it.

那些人本來(lái)和這場(chǎng)沖突不相干，他們只是被牽涉進(jìn)去的。

Many African women, for reasons of poverty, get caught up in the drug trade.

許多非洲婦女為貧窮所迫墮入販毒行業(yè)。

2、put on

穿；戴；涂；抹

She put on her coat and went out.

她穿上大衣出去了。

Maximo put on a pair of glasses.

馬克西莫戴上了一副眼鏡。

上演；舉辦；展出

The band are hoping to put on a UK show before the end of the year.

那個(gè)樂(lè)隊(duì)希望年底之前在英國(guó)舉辦一場(chǎng)演出。

British Airways is putting on an extra flight to London tomorrow.

英國(guó)航空公司明天將增加一班到倫敦的航班。

開(kāi)動(dòng)（設(shè)備、裝置等）；使運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)

I put the radio on.

我打開(kāi)了收音機(jī)。

I put on the light by the bed.

我打開(kāi)了床邊的燈。