catch up with transitive verb [catch up with sb] ① (find) 找到 zhǎodào ▸ death eventually catches up with all of us 人人都难逃一死 ② (start to affect) 开始困扰 kāishǐ kùnrǎo ▸ she was terrified that one day her past problems would catch up with her 她十分害怕过去的问题总有一天又会来困扰她 ▸ all these late nights are finally catching up with him 他多日熬夜，现在终于开始尝到苦果了 |