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► 動詞
追い付く  [(3)おいつく]    meaning:  catch  rank: 1
☆ 彼女先頭集団に追いついた ⇨ She caught up with the leading group

掛かる  [(2)かかる]    meaning:  catch  rank: 1
☆ イルカに掛かった ⇨ A dolphin got caught in the fishing net
☆ 計略に掛かった ⇨ He has been caught by the enemy’s scheme
☆ に掛かった ⇨ A boar got caught in the trap

罹る  [(2)かかる]    meaning:  catch  rank: 1
☆ インフルエンザ罹ってしまった ⇨ I’ve contracted flu  (☛ Catch infectious diseases)

捕まえる  [つかまえる]    meaning:  catch  rank: 1
☆ このタクシーを捕まえるのはしい ⇨ It is hard to catch, find, a taxi around here
☆ テレビ記者通行人を捕まえて質問した ⇨ The TV reporter grabbed a passerby and asked a question

捕まる  [つかまる]    meaning:  catch  rank: 1
☆ 警察に捕まった ⇨ He got arrested by the police

取る  [(1)とる]    meaning:  catch  rank: 1
☆ ネズミ捕るための ⇨ A trap to catch a mouse  (☛ Typically small pests)
☆ 蚊取線香 ⇨ Incense to catch (and kill) mosquitoes  (☛ Typically small pests)

挟む  [(2)はさむ]    meaning:  catch  rank: 1
☆ 離婚したに挟まれた子供 ⇨ A child caught between divorced parents
☆ に挟まれた ⇨ His fingers got caught in a door  (☛ Catch in a tight gap)

感染  [かんせん]  [感染する]    meaning:  catch  rank: 2
☆ マラリアに感染した ⇨ He contracted malaria  (☛ Contract pathogens)

攫う  [さらう]    meaning:  catch  rank: 2
☆ 数人高波にさらわれた ⇨ A couple people got swept away by high waves

捉える  [(3)とらえる]    meaning:  catch  rank: 2
☆ 写真表情見事に捉えた ⇨ The picture captured his expression expertly
☆ 議論問題本質を捉えていない ⇨ His argument is not capturing the essence of the issue

捕らえる  [(3)とらえる]    meaning:  catch  rank: 2
☆ に捕らえられた ⇨ He was captured by the enemy
☆ 先頭を捕らえた ⇨ He has finally caught with the leader

嵌まる  [はまる]    meaning:  catch  rank: 2
☆ 借金にはまってどうにもならなくなっている ⇨ He is deep in debt and can’t get out
☆ 政敵にはまった ⇨ He got caught in a trap set by his political rival

巻き込む  [(3)まきこむ]    meaning:  catch  rank: 2
☆ 竜巻に巻き込まれてめちゃめちゃになった ⇨ The house was caught by a tornado and destroyed  (☛ Catch by turning)

絡め取る  [(4)からめとる]    meaning:  catch  rank: 4
☆ 蜘蛛に絡め取られた ⇨ A fly got caught by a spider (and the web)  (☛ Catch by tying up)

拿捕  [(1)だほ]  [拿捕する]    meaning:  catch  rank: 4
☆ 沿岸警備隊違法漁船を拿捕した ⇨ The coast guard caught an illegal fishing boat

取っ捕まえる  [(6)とっつかまえる]  [coll]    meaning:  catch  rank: 4
☆ 警察を取っ捕まえた ⇨ The police captured him

取っ捕まる  [(5)とっつかまる]  [coll]    meaning:  catch  rank: 4
☆ 警察に取っ捕まった ⇨ He was captured by the police

捕獲  [ほかく]  [捕獲する]    meaning:  catch  rank: 4
☆ 彼等げたライオンを捕獲した ⇨ They captured the escaped lion  (☛ About animals)

捕球  [ほきゅう]  [捕球する]    meaning:  catch  rank: 4
☆ フライを捕球した ⇨ He caught a flyball  (☛ Catch a ball in baseball)

► 名詞
感染  [かんせん]    meaning:  catch  rank: 2
☆ 予防接種は感染症をぐ ⇨ Vaccines prevent infectious diseases  (☛ Contract pathogens)

  [とりこ]  [liter]    meaning:  catch  rank: 3
☆ 彼女しさの虜になった ⇨ He’s become a captive of her beauty

生け捕り  [いけどり]    meaning:  catch  rank: 4
☆ 殺すな、生け捕りにしろ ⇨ Don’t kill him, capture him alive