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.
雙語例句
1. " Caught " is an irregular past tense form.
caught是不規(guī)則過去時(shí)動(dòng)詞.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. He did not like to be caught out on details.
他不喜歡在細(xì)節(jié)上被人抓住把柄。
來自柯林斯例句
3. If he is caught again he will be given a custodial sentence.
如果他再次被捕，將會(huì)被處以監(jiān)禁。
來自柯林斯例句
4. Any child who is caught will be kept in at playtime.
凡是被抓住的孩子在課間游戲時(shí)要被留在屋里。
來自柯林斯例句
5. She looked as if the photographer had caught her by surprise.