catch on

英语

发音

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动词

catch on (第三人稱單數簡單現在時 catches on，現在分詞 catching on，一般過去時及過去分詞 caught on)

1. (不及物，习语) 领悟，领会，醒悟

   He didn't have to explain; I caught on right away.

   他本来就不用解释，我一下就明白了。

2. (不及物，习语) 流行起来，普及

   It's a crummy idea, and I certainly hope it does not catch on.

   这个想法一点都不好，我希望不要每个人都这样想。

   At first, many people didn't like that kind of music, but after a while it caught on.

   一开始很多人不喜欢那种音乐，但后面它就流行起来了。

3. (不及物，新英格蘭，過時，指食物) 粘锅；微微烧糊
   • 2011, Mark Gaier, Clark Frasier, Rachel Forrest, and Ron Manville, Maine Classics: More than 150 Delicious Recipes from Down East, Philadelphia: Running Press, →ISBN，第 172 頁:

     They waited for the pot roast to "catch on," sticking to the pot just enough to brown

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反义词

• (流行起来)： go the way of the dinosaurs