Suppose that some one rolls a ball to a child; he catches it and rolls it back, and the game goes on. 约翰·杜威.民主与教育.
He examined the catches and fastenings of the windows, and then swore he didn't care for the devil and all his angels, and went to sleep. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托.汤姆叔叔的小屋.
Damp, but not wet linen, may possibly give colds; but no one catches cold by bathing, and no clothes can be wetter than water itself. 本杰明·富兰克林.富兰克林自传.
Handle your tools without mittens; remember that _The cat in gloves catches no mice_, as Poor Richard says. 本杰明·富兰克林.富兰克林自传.
The drowning man catches at the straw. 查尔斯·狄更斯.艰难时事.
Her bright quick eye catches the truth directly. 查尔斯·狄更斯.荒凉山庄.
I'll give five dollars to any nigger as catches 'em. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托.汤姆叔叔的小屋.
Hanging on the tail of a kite it photographs the face of mother earth, and, acting quicker than the lightning, it catches and defines the path of that erratic flash. Edward W. Byrn.十九世纪发明进展.
I have one here without the fangs, and Teddy catches it every night to please the folk in the canteen. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔.福尔摩斯回忆录.
He catches rabbits, Anselmo said. 欧内斯特·海明威.丧钟为谁而鸣.
But all was profoundly hushed in the noonday stillness of a house, where an invalid catches the unrefreshing sleep that is denied to the night-hours. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔.南方与北方.
So if he catches rabbits he says it is foxes. 欧内斯特·海明威.丧钟为谁而鸣.
But their garments were mere wraps; there are no clasps or catches to be found. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.
Wilson also invented the rotating hook which catches the loop of the upper thread, and drops a disk bobbin through it to form the stitch. 威廉·亨利·杜利特.世纪发明.
If he catches no signals in his telephone receiver he understands that no messages are being sent within his area. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰.历史性发明.
It's my innings now, gov'nor, and as soon as I catches hold o' this 'ere Trotter, I'll have a good 'un. 查尔斯·狄更斯.匹克威克外传.
It glides over the park after the moving shadows of the clouds, and chases them, and never catches them, all day. 查尔斯·狄更斯.荒凉山庄.
She drops her art if anything else catches her. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯.恋爱中的女人.
If he catches a fox he would say it was an elephant. 欧内斯特·海明威.丧钟为谁而鸣.
I have a hyperbolical tongue: it catches fire as it goes. 乔治·艾略特.米德尔马契.
If he catches one of my gals in the same fix, he's welcome to pay back. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托.汤姆叔叔的小屋.
He may then note how the other person catches and holds the ball in order to improve his own acts. 约翰·杜威.民主与教育.
The natural oil of the skin catches and retains dust and dirt, and makes a greasy film over the body. 伯莎M.克拉克.科学通论.
And Rosamond could say the right thing; for she was clever with that sort of cleverness which catches every tone except the humorous. 乔治·艾略特.米德尔马契.