catch on

美 [kætʃ ɑːn]英 [kætʃ ɒn]
  • 流行;明白;认识到;懂得;时兴
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catch on

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  • 1
    PHRASAL VERB 明白;认识到
    If you catch on to something, you understand it, or realize that it is happening.

    He got what he could out of me before I caught on to the kind of person he'd turned into...

    我还没有意识到他已经变成了那样的人,他就已经从我这儿把能套走的都套走了。

  • 2
    PHRASAL VERB 时兴;流行
    If something catches on, it becomes popular.

    The idea has been around for ages without catching on.

    这个观点已经提出来有年头了,可是一直没被广泛接受。

verb

1
become popular
This fashion caught on in Paris
2
understand, usually after some initial difficulty
She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on
Synonym: get wise get onto tumble latch on cotton on twig get it

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  1. It took me a blue moon to catch on to the directions .

    我花了很久才弄明白说明书的意思。

  2. When investors finally catch on , the fall could be brutal .

    当投资者最终搞明白时,下跌可能是无情的。

  3. He is very quick to catch on to things .

    他领悟能力很强。

  4. Wait a minute ! I 'm beginning to catch on .

    等一下!我开始有点懂了。

  5. Eddie slipped the safety catch on his automatic back into place .

    埃迪将自动步枪的保险栓重新拉上。

  6. It 's hardly surprising his ideas didn 't catch on

    他的想法没有被广泛接受,这并不足为奇。

  7. At first I didn 't catch on , then I suddenly saw the light .

    始而不解,继而恍然。

  8. The catch on this door is broken .

    这扇门上的吊扣坏了。

  9. The hook which he had thrown did not catch on the rocks , and dropped back to the ground .

    他甩出去的钩子没挂住石头,又落回到地面。

  10. The more positive an article , the more likely it was to be shared , as Dr . Berger explains in his new book , " Contagious : Why Things Catch On . "

    一篇文章越积极,就越有可能被分享,正如伯格博士在他的新书《疯传:让你的产品、思想、行为像病毒一样入侵》中所解释的一样。

  11. A fad is said to " catch on " when the number of people adopting it begins to increase rapidly .

    当追随这一潮流的人数迅速增加的时候,我们就可以说这个潮流开始“流行”。

  12. It is easy for paper to catch on fire .

    catchfire着火纸很容易着火。

  13. He said something so quickly that I didn 't catch on .

    他越是说的快我越是不懂。

  14. I expect this new way of doing business will take some time to catch on .

    我希望这种新的从事工商业的方式将花一些时间普及开来。

  15. It seems the day might catch on and start in other world countries .

    国际拥抱日似乎还要更进一步,在世界上的其他国家继续蔓延。

  16. But some teachers have begun to catch on to the American model .

    不过,一些老师已经开始了解美国的教育模式。

  17. Eating slowly gives the brain time to catch on .

    慢慢吃,留点时间给大脑。

  18. However , the big players have been slow to catch on .

    然而,大型网络企业似乎开窍得有点慢。

  19. Just keep trying . you 'll catch on soon .

    继续尝试,你很快就能掌握要领。

  20. I bet in time this sort of thing will catch on ;

    我认为这些做法以后肯定会得到推广;

  21. That new song will catch on quickly .

    那首新歌很快就会流行起来。

  22. Catch on quick . Are you in Model UN ?

    反应挺快啊你是模联的吗

  23. Mothers catch on to what their children think about .

    妈妈最理解她们的孩子们在想些什么。

  24. I very much doubt if it will catch on .

    我很怀疑这本书是否能流行开来。

  25. Don 't worry , it will take some time for it to catch on .

    我知道,不过别担心――想让节目受欢迎要花一点时间。

  26. Maybe we should try to catch on with them .

    也许我们该收留这些人。

  27. Catch on the Opportunity and Develop Anticorrosion Industry , Make new Contributions to Saving Resources

    抓住时机发展防腐蚀业为节约资源做出新的贡献

  28. It is a nice song I think it will catch on quickly .

    这是一首很好的歌,我想它很快就会流行起来。

  29. " After days of studying , I was finally able to catch on . "

    “经过数天后的研究,我终于能领会了。”

  30. Do you think this fashion will catch on ?

    你想这个式样人们会喜欢吗?