to play catch的意思|示意

Approach toward the iPad, Microsoft doesn't want to come into the SLATE game so far behind the curve that it will only have the chance to play catch-up.

微软一伙的想法是显而易见，种种迹象已充分说明。微软已经剑指iPad志在必得，微软不想在平板游戏中再次远远落后于市场曲线，那样只有扮演追赶的角色。

an accountant watching his child play baseball on Saturday morning closes a deal in the fourth inning via cellphone (and lies to his son about seeing him make his first catch ever)

周六早晨，一位会计边看自己的孩子打垒球，边用手机敲定与窗户的合同（之后只好向自己的孩子撒谎，说看到了他第一次接球的情景）

The Fire is the first competitor to set its own standard rather than play catch-up.

Fire是第一个建立了自己的标准而非去模仿和追赶(iPad)的竞争者。

"As the holidays approach, people are in and out of the office, and those who are at work often use that time to play catch up, " says Graham.

因为假期将近，在办公室或不在办公室的人，以及上班的人都会利用下班时间来赶计划。

The transaction processing piece, meanwhile, has almost always had to play catch-up.

而交易处理部门几乎总是跟在后面望尘莫及。

Tonight is your last chance to catch the play at your local theatre.

今晚是你在本地剧院看上这出戏的最后一次机会。