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Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.catch; capture; arrest; ensnare
猫头鹰晚上捉老鼠。
Owls hunt rats by night.
警察捉逃犯。
Policemen catch escaped criminal.
路人帮助捉匪徒。
Passers-by help capture bandits.
- 2
v.fmlhold; clutch; grab
他捉着手。
He holds hands.
捉襟见肘
pull together one's lapels to conceal raggedness only to expose one's elbows
捉笔
hold a pen
Words and phrases with 捉
- 捉摸[word]fathom
- 捉假[word]denounce counterfeits
- 捉拿[word]arrest
- 捉对[word]in pairs
- 捉获[word]capture
- 捉弄[word]tease
- 捉迷藏[word]hide-and-seek; play hide-and-seek
- 捉笔[word]hold a pen
- 捉住[word]get somebody by the neck
- 捉鸡骂狗[idiom]abuse the dog while trying to capture the chick
- 捉刀代笔[idiom]play ghost to somebody
- 捉襟见肘[idiom]be in strained circumstances
- 捉摸不定[idiom]guessed what was happening but didn’t know what was really taking place
- 捉奸捉双[idiom]catch the pair in the act to prove adultery
- 捉贼捉赃[idiom]To catch a thief you must find the stolen goods.