past tense and past participle of catch (v.), attested from 14c., predominant after c. 1800, replacing earlier catched. A rare instance of English strong verb with a French origin. This might have been by influence of Middle English lacchen (see latch (v.)), which also then meant "to catch" and was a synonym of catch (as their noun forms remain), and which then had past tense forms lahte, lauhte, laught. The influence happened before latch switched to its modern weak conjugation.
双语例句
1. " Caught " is an irregular past tense form.
caught是不规则过去时动词.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. He did not like to be caught out on details.
他不喜欢在细节上被人抓住把柄。
来自柯林斯例句
3. If he is caught again he will be given a custodial sentence.
如果他再次被捕，将会被处以监禁。
来自柯林斯例句
4. Any child who is caught will be kept in at playtime.
凡是被抓住的孩子在课间游戏时要被留在屋里。
来自柯林斯例句
5. She looked as if the photographer had caught her by surprise.
