新概念英语-自学导读-新概念英语第二册 Lesson 20 One man in a boat

【New words and expressions】（5） catch v. 抓到 fisherman n. 钓鱼人，渔民 boot n. 靴子 waste n. 浪费 realize v. 意识到 ★catch v. 抓到 ① vt. 捉住，逮住，捕获 The police have caught the thief. Have you caught any fish today? ② vt. 抓住，握住 Can you catch the ball? ③ vt. 及时赶到，赶上 catch a bus 赶车 I want to catch the eight nineteen (train) to London. ④ catch的一些固定用法 catch a cold 染上感冒 catch one's breath 摒住呼吸 catch sight of = see 看见 catch fire 着火 catch one's eyes 吸引某人注意力 ★boot n. 靴子 a pair of boots 一双靴子 ★waste n. 浪费 ① n. 浪费 a waste of… 浪费…… It is a waste of time/money/food/water. ② vt. 浪费 You are wasting time. ★realize v. 意识到 ① v. 认识，知道，明白，意识到 I went into the wrong room without realizing it. 我无意中走错了房间。 I realized that I was wrong. ② v. 实现（希望、目标、愿望等） realize one's dream 实现某人的梦想 She has realized her hope to be an actress. ③ 使变为事实，使发生（常用于被动语态） This plan can never be realized.