catch

キャッチ、捕球

空中を飛ぶもの、特にボールを受け止めて持つこと。

やさしい英語で： The act of stopping and holding something moving through the air, especially a ball.

• That was a great catch!
• She made a catch with one hand.
• The player dropped an easy catch near the boundary.

よく使う表現： make a catch, great catch, one-handed catch

漁獲、獲物

捕まえた魚や、ほかの獲物。

やさしい英語で： The fish or other things that someone has captured.

• The fishermen brought home their catch.
• Today's catch included three large salmon.
• We sold our catch at the market.

使い方： a catch of something (They returned with a large catch of trout.)

類義語： haul

よく使う表現： daily catch, large catch, catch of fish

捕獲、逮捕

逃げようとしている人や動物を捕まえること。

やさしい英語で： The act of taking hold of a person or animal that is trying to escape.

• The escaped dog proved an easy catch.
• The catch of the fugitive followed months of police work.
• The trap allowed a safe catch of the injured fox.

使い方： the catch of someone/something (The catch of the escaped animal ended a long search.)

類義語： capture, apprehension

反対語： release

よく使う表現： successful catch, catch of someone, easy catch

輪唱曲

同じ旋律を複数の人が時間をずらして歌う、古い形式の歌。

やさしい英語で： An old kind of song where several singers sing the same tune, starting at different times.

• The singers performed a lively catch.
• We sang a catch in three parts.
• The concert included catches by seventeenth-century composers.

類義語： round

よく使う表現： sing a catch, three-part catch

受け止める、キャッチする

動いているものを、普通は手で止めて持つ。

やさしい英語で： To stop and hold something that is moving, usually with your hands.

• Can you catch this ball?
• She caught the glass before it fell.
• He catches the keys I throw to him.

類義語： grab

よく使う表現： catch a ball, catch something, catch with hands

捕まえる、捕獲する

逃げようとする人や動物を捕まえること。

やさしい英語で： To capture a person or animal that is trying to get away.

• We caught two fish today.
• The police caught the thief near the station.
• This trap catches mice without hurting them.

類義語： capture, trap, snare

反対語： release, free

よく使う表現： catch a fish, catch a thief, catch a mouse

当たる、打つ

人や物に当たること。特に体のある部分を打つこと。

やさしい英語で： To hit someone or something, often on a particular part of the body.

• The ball caught him on the shoulder.
• Her elbow caught me in the ribs.
• A bullet caught the soldier in the leg.

使い方： catch someone on/in something (His elbow caught me on the chin.); catch someone with something (The boxer caught his opponent with a heavy punch.)

類義語： hit, strike

反対語： miss

よく使う表現： catch someone's chin, catch someone, catch someone's shoulder