catch up

phrasal verb

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catch up (with somebody)

(British English also catch somebody up)

to reach somebody who is ahead by going faster赶上，追上（某人）
- Go on ahead. I'll catch up with you.你先走，我随后赶上你。
- I'll catch you up.我会追上你的。
to reach the same level or standard as somebody who was better or more advanced赶上，达到（某水平）
- After missing a term through illness, he had to work hard to catch up with the others.他因病休学一学期，不得不努力学习，好赶上别的同学。

catch-up

noun

/ˈkætʃ ʌp/

/ˈkætʃ ʌp/, /ˈketʃ ʌp/

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[uncountable] the act of trying to reach the same level or standard as somebody who is ahead of you（向别人水平的）追赶
- It was a month of catch-up for them.他们那个月急起直追。
[countable, usually singular] an occasion when two or more people meet to discuss what has happened since the last time they met谈论近况
- We must get together for a catch-up.我们得聚在一起说说各自的近况。
- I have a catch-up meeting with my manager at two.我和我的经纪人约好两点钟见面聊聊近况。
[uncountable] a service that allows you to watch television programmes on a computer or a special television after the time when they were originally broadcast（电视节目的）回放
- catch-up TV电视回放

Idioms

play catch-up

to try to equal somebody that you are competing against in a sport or game or in business（在体育运动或比赛中）拼命赶超
- After our bad start to the season we were always playing catch-up.我们在赛季初表现不佳，之后一直在努力追赶。
- When it comes to digital technology, we're always playing catch-up with Japan.说到数字技术，我们总是在追赶日本。