(pos:動詞)
<explanation>
yue:用力噉用手指將目標拉向掌心,撳實唔放
eng:to hold; to grasp
<eg>
yue:捉住!唔好放啊! (zuk1 zyu6! m4 hou2 fong3 aa3!)
eng:Hold on tight and don't let go!
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<explanation>
yue:唔放走目標,限制佢嘅行動自由
eng:to catch; to capture
<eg>
yue:#捕捉 (bou6 zuk1)
eng:to catch
<eg>
yue:捉賊 (zuk1 caak2)
eng:to catch a thief
<eg>
yue:貓捉老鼠 (maau1 zuk1 lou5 syu2)
eng:cat catches mouse; cat chases mouse
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<explanation>
yue:發現、揭發負面嘅或者當事人唔想俾人知嘅嘢
eng:to spot something negative or to catch somebody doing something (usually which they do not want seen)
<eg>
yue:#捉姦 (zuk1 gaan1)
eng:to catch adulterers in the act
<eg>
yue:#捉字虱 (zuk1 zi6 sat1)
eng:to find fault with the choice of words; to be fastidious about wording; literally: to pick up a flea from a word
<eg>
yue:捉錯處 (zuk1 co3 cyu3)
eng:to find mistakes
<eg>
yue:有次我捉到個學生考試作弊,但佢死都唔認。 (jau5 ci3 ngo5 zuk1 dou2 go3 hok6 saang1 haau2 si5 zok3 bai6, daan6 keoi5 sei2 dou1 m4 jing6.)
eng:One time I spotted a student cheat in an exam, but she denied everything.
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<explanation>
yue:要求陪伴或者在場
eng:to demand someone's accompany or presence
<eg>
yue:捉學生傾偈 (zuk1 hok6 saang1 king1 gai2)
eng:to request a particular student to talk together
<eg>
yue:阿頭捉咗我落樓下食早餐。 (aa3 tau2 zuk1 zo2 ngo5 lok6 lau4 haa6 sik6 zou2 caan1.)
eng:My supervisor asked me to go down and eat breakfast together.
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<explanation>
yue:玩棋類遊戲;#捉棋
eng:to play chess
<eg>
yue:捉飛行棋 (zuk1 fei1 hang4 kei2)
eng:to play aeroplane chess
<eg>
yue:細佬同同學捉緊鬥獸棋喎,你捉唔捉啊? (sai3 lou2 tung4 tung4 hok6 zuk1 gan2 dau3 sau3 kei2 wo3, nei5 zuk1 m4 zuk1 aa3?)
eng:Your brother is playing Jungle with his classmates. Do you want to play?