1、catch up
赶上;追上;跟上
I stopped and waited for her to catch up.
我停住脚步,等她追上来。
We caught up with the nuns.
我们赶上了修女们。
赶上,达到(标准、水平等)
Most late developers will catch up with their friends.
大多数身材发育迟缓者都会赶上他们的朋友。
John began the season better than me but I have fought to catch up.
赛季伊始,约翰的表现比我好,不过我经过努力追了上来。
了解近况;叙旧
The ladies spent some time catching up on each other's health and families.
女士们花了点时间叙旧,聊了聊彼此的健康和家庭状况。
She plans to return to Dublin to catch up with the relatives she has not seen since she married.
她打算回都柏林,去看望一下结婚后就再没见过面的亲戚。
2、invest
出资;资助
the British government's failure to invest in an integrated transport system.
英国政府未能给综合交通系统的建设投入资金
the European Investment Bank, which invested 100 million pounds in Canary Wharf.
向卡纳里码头投资了1亿英镑的欧洲投资银行
购买;买进
The company invested thousands in an electronic order-control system.
公司耗资数千购买了一套电子订单管理系统。
The easiest way to make ice cream yourself is to invest in an ice cream machine.
自己制作冰激凌的最简单的办法就是买一台冰激凌机。
赋予,使具有(某种特征)
The buildings are invested with a nation's history.
这些建筑承载着一个国家的历史。
A tsar was a living icon, invested with deep historical and religious significance.
沙皇曾是活着的圣像,具有深远的历史和宗教意义。