to catch up with
[phrase form: catch]
01
赶上, 当场抓住
(of someone in authority) to find out that someone did something wrong and decide to do something about it
例子
Eventually, the legal system caught up with the fraudulent activities of the businessman.
最终，法律体系追查到了商人的欺诈活动。
The inspector assured the workers that safety standards would catch up with those who violated them.
检查员向工人们保证，安全标准会追上那些违反它们的人。
02
赶上, 追上
to eventually begin to cause someone problems that one has managed to avoid so far
例子
The consequences of his procrastination finally caught him up.
他拖延的后果终于追上了他。
I hope my overdue assignments do n't catch up with me during the exam week.
我希望我逾期的作业不会在考试周追上我。
