catch up with

• 短语动词，指追上或赶上前面的人或事物；也可指与某人久别后叙旧、了解近况。

A phrasal verb used to indicate reaching someone or something that is ahead, or exchanging news with someone after a period of time.

不可数 · 不规则动词 · 不及物 · 短语动词，不可分

1. Reach the same levelinformal

   To reach someone or something that is ahead of you by moving faster.

   赶上

   • She ran faster to catch up with her friends.
   • I need to catch up with the rest of the class in math.
   • He caught up with the leading runner just before the finish line.

   同义词catchcome up toovertakereach

2. Exchange newsinformal

   To talk to someone you have not seen for a while to find out what they have been doing.

   叙旧

   • Let's have coffee and catch up with each other.
   • I caught up with my old college roommate last weekend.
   • We need to catch up with the team about the project updates.

   同义词catch upchatget togethertalktouch base

3. Consequences arriveinformal

   When something negative that you have been avoiding finally affects you.

   后果找上门

   • His unhealthy lifestyle finally caught up with him.
   • The stress of the job caught up with her and she got sick.
   • All those late nights caught up with me and I felt exhausted.

   同义词overtake

基本动词catch