fetch
fetch — 名詞
1. a game in which a person throws a ball, stick, or other object and a dog runs to
撿球遊戲
與狗玩的扔撿物品遊戲
a game in which a person throws a ball, stick, or other object and a dog runs to get it and brings it back
Élise threw the ball across the field and shouted 'Fetch!' to her golden retriever.
Élise 向草地另一端扔出球，對她的黃金獵犬大喊「Fetch！」。
command word 'Fetch!' used as call to dog
After half an hour of fetch, the little terrier was tired but wagging its tail.
玩了半小時的撿球遊戲後，那隻小梗犬雖然累了，但尾巴依然搖個不停。
The children spent the sunny afternoon playing fetch with the neighbour's Labrador.
孩子們在晴朗的午後和鄰居的拉布拉多犬玩了一整個下午的撿東西遊戲。
The vet told us that fetch is excellent exercise for energetic working dogs.
獸醫告訴我們，撿球遊戲對精力充沛的工作犬來說是極佳的運動方式。
- retrieving
more formal or technical term for the same dog activity
文法句型
play fetch
word used as a game name
用法筆記
Used as an uncountable noun for the activity itself; the word 'Fetch' shouted as a command is also common.
常見錯誤
fetch — 動詞
- fetchpresent simple I / you / we / they
- fetcheshe / she / it
- fetchedpast simple
- fetching-ing form
1. to go somewhere, obtain a person or an item, and then return carrying them
去拿；去接
前往某地取回物品或接人回來
to go somewhere, obtain a person or an item, and then return carrying them
Quan asked his younger sister to fetch him a glass of water from the kitchen.
Quan 請他的妹妹去廚房幫他拿一杯水來。
fetch + indirect object + direct object
The school sent a minibus to fetch the children from the campsite.
學校派了一輛小巴士去露營地接孩子們回來。
fetch + person from a place
Marta ran to fetch the doctor when her grandmother suddenly felt dizzy.
Marta 在祖母突然感到頭暈時跑去找醫生來。
Could you please fetch the mail from the box near the front gate?
可以請你去大門旁邊的信箱拿信件嗎？
The rescue team was sent to fetch the lost hikers from the mountain trail.
救援隊被派到山徑上尋找迷路的登山客並帶他們下山。
- take
moving something away from the speaker rather than toward them
文法句型
fetch + object (person or thing)
用法筆記
This sense implies a two-way journey: going to the object's location and returning with it. Unlike 'bring', which only describes movement toward the speaker, 'fetch' explicitly includes the outward trip.
常見錯誤
2. to achieve a particular price when sold, especially at an auction or in a proper
售得
拍賣或出售時獲得某價格
to achieve a particular price when sold, especially at an auction or in a property deal
The old painting by a little-known artist fetched over ten thousand dollars at auction.
那幅由一位不太知名的藝術家所畫的老作品，在拍賣會上售得一萬多美元。
fetch + price at auction
Their house in the suburbs fetched a much higher price than the estate agent predicted.
他們在市郊的房子賣得的價錢比房仲預測的要高得多。
A rare first-edition novel can fetch a small fortune from serious collectors.
稀有的初版小說可以從認真的收藏家那裡賣得一筆可觀的金額。
Zayd's vintage sports car fetched nearly double the amount he had paid for it.
Zayd 的老爺跑車最後售得的價錢幾乎是他當初買入價格的兩倍。
These antique dining chairs are expected to fetch around eight hundred pounds each.
這些古董餐椅預估每張可以賣到大約八百英鎊。
- cost
what a buyer pays versus what a seller receives
文法句型
fetch + amount of money
用法筆記
Subject is usually the item being sold, not the seller. The verb is rarely used in the passive voice ('was fetched' is not natural). Common in auction listings, real-estate reports, and news about sales.
常見錯誤
3. to strike someone with a sudden movement of the hand, often in a heated argument
摑打
用手突然擊打某人
to strike someone with a sudden movement of the hand, often in a heated argument or fight scene
Ada lost her temper and fetched the rude stranger a sharp slap on the cheek.
Ada 一時動怒，朝那個無禮的陌生人臉上狠狠摑了一巴掌。
fetch + person + a slap + location
In a black-and-white film, the hero fetched the villain a blow on the chin.
在一部黑白電影裡，主角朝壞人的下巴打了一拳。
The historical novel describes how the knight fetched his opponent a punch to the jaw.
那本歷史小說描述騎士如何朝對手的下巴打了一拳。
The witness said that Andrés fetched the other man a blow on the ear.
目擊者說 Andrés 朝另一名男子的耳朵摑了一掌。
文法句型
fetch + person + a blow/slap/punch
用法筆記
Frequently appears in past-tense narratives or descriptions of physical confrontations in fiction. The structure requires both an indirect object (the person hit) and a direct object (the type of strike). Modern everyday British English prefers 'hit' or 'slap' instead.