捕える

(1) 興味か好奇心を持たせる(cause to be interested or curious)

(2) 漠然としたものを描写または表現できる(succeed in representing or expressing something intangible; "capture the essence of Spring"; "capture an idea")(succeed in representing or expressing something intangible)

⇒考えを得る(succeed in representing or expressing something intangible)

(3) 素粒子または天体をとらえて、それが新しい軌道へのるようにする(bring about the capture of an elementary particle or celestial body and causing it enter a new orbit; "This nucleus has captured the slow-moving neutrons"; "The star captured a comet")(bring about the capture of an elementary particle or celestial body and causing it enter a new orbit)

⇒その星は彗星を捕らえた(bring about the capture of an elementary particle or celestial body and causing it enter a new orbit)

(4) まるで狩りをすること、わなで捕らえるように、あるいは罠にかけるかのように、捕える(capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping; "I caught a rabbit in the trap today")(capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping)

⇒私は今日罠でウサギをとらえた(capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping)

(5) 追跡した後に捕獲または捕まえることに成功する(succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase; "We finally got the suspect"; "Did you catch the thief?")(succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase)

⇒あなたは泥棒を捕えましたか？(succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase)

(6) 注目を引く(hold the attention of; "The soprano held the audience"; "This story held our interest"; "She can hold an audience spellbound")(hold the attention of)

⇒彼女は、観衆を魅了して離さない(hold the attention of)

(7) 心で理解する、理解を深める(grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; "did you catch that allusion?"; "We caught something of his theory in the lecture"; "don't catch your meaning"; "did you get it?"; "She didn't get the joke"; "I just don't get him")(grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of)

⇒とても彼を理解できない(grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of)

(8) 捕らえる、あるいは罠のようなものに(catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes")(catch in or as if in a trap)

⇒男性はキツネをわなで捕える(catch in or as if in a trap)

(9) すぐに、突然、またはちょっとの間、感覚で見抜く(perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily; "I caught the aroma of coffee"; "He caught the allusion in her glance"; "ears open to catch every sound"; "The dog picked up the scent"; "Catch a glimpse")(perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily)

⇒一瞥を捕らえる(perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily)

(10) 保護する(take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals")(take into custody)

⇒警察は容疑者を捕えた(take into custody)

(11) 感覚を通じて気が付くようになる(to become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon")(to become aware of through the senses)

⇒船が水平線からくるのを知覚できた(to become aware of through the senses)