English Dictionary

catch a wave

動詞

広義 慣用表現

(surfing) To mount one's surfboard at a distance from shore, turn it toward land, and control it for a successful, satisfying ride on inrushing water.

日本語の意味

波に乗る、サーフィンをすること。岸から離れた場所でサーフィンボードに乗り、波を捕まえ、岸に向かって操作しながら波に乗る技術。

Every morning he paddled out to catch a wave before breakfast, smiling as the surf carried him toward shore.

毎朝、彼は朝食前に沖へ漕ぎ出して波に乗り、サーフが彼を岸へ運ぶのを見て微笑んだ。

意味（1）

(surfing) To mount one's surfboard at a distance from shore, turn it toward land, and control it for a successful, satisfying ride on inrushing water.

Like surfers trying to catch a wave, balloonists try to ride jet streams.

意味（2）

(idiomatic, by extension) To derive benefit from a fortunate opportunity; to experience a sudden increase in energy or luck.

The size of his fortune, he said, revealed only that we caught a wave. We were lucky. We had more luck than we deserved.

catches a wave （ present singular third-person ）

catching a wave （ participle present ）

caught a wave （ participle past ）

caught a wave （ past ）