| 单词 | thesaurus/articles/to-take-hold-of-something-thrown |
| 释义 | Thesaurus article:to take hold of something thrownto take hold of something thrownThe most common word for taking hold of something that has been thrown iscatch.Catchis most often used for taking hold of something with your hands, but you can also take hold of things with a container you are holding or catch things such as food with your mouth. Catch the ball! I tossed her the house keys and she caught them one-handed. He tossed the popcorn into the air and caught it in his mouth. The opposite ofcatchisdrop. He threw the ball, but I dropped it. For more opposites ofcatch, see the article atfall. There are many words for catching things in sport. If a player moves quickly to catch a ball with their hands or feet, you can use the verbpounce. The veteran striker pounced and lashed home a goal. In informal US English, if a playersnagsa ball, they catch it by moving very quickly. USHe snagged the line drive for the last out in the inning. In baseball, if a player catches the ball with their glove, you can use the verbglove. It's a pop fly to left field, and the outfielder gloves it easily. If a playerinterceptsa pass, a ball, etc., that means that the pass or ball was meant for another player but this player has caught it instead.Interceptis used when the player who catches the ball is on the opposing team. She intercepted the pass and scored a goal. There are two opposites ofcatchthat are specific to sport. If you briefly catch something that is thrown to you then drop it, youfumbleit. If he hadn't fumbled that catch, we would have won the match. In US English, if you almost drop or you do drop a ball that you're trying to catch, youbobbleit. USIt was an easy catch, but he bobbled it. Related articlesto find and take a person who has done something wrong to take a wild or loose animal |
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