英语词汇“to catch on”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

†1. transitive. To hurry or drive (something) along. Also intransitive: to hurry, hasten, press on. Cf. senses 37 and 38. Obsolete.

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a1425 J. Wyclif Sel. Eng. Wks. (1871) II. 364 (MED) Þis is vois made of þe fend, bi which he cacchiþ on his carte.

c1540 (?a1400) Gest Historiale Destr. Troy (2002) f. 33^v Þai..Kachyn on kyndly & þaire course held.

2. intransitive. Chiefly with to. To cling or grip on to something; to take hold.In quot. 1868 transitive (in passive): to be attached to something.

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the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fact or action of being joined or joining > attachment > be or become attached or affixed [verb (intransitive)] > attach oneself

cleavec1300

grapple1563

to catch on1868

1868 Our Boys & Girls 11 Jan. 34/2 I see, when I stepped on to it [sc. a plank], that somebody had been a movin' on it; but I didn't know the 'tother end was only jest ketched on to the rock.

1870 Ballarat (Victoria) Courier 27 Jan. As the body was carried down the stream Mr Hoskins ran along the banks urging the poor fellow to catch on to the sides.

1908 Official Jrnl. Sept. 12/2 No matter how fast the sleigh may be moving, a number [of boys and girls] catch on, and the rest miss it.

a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) I. xx. 532 Microscopic hooklets or hamuli, catching on to the barbule next in front.

2013 D. Fossen One Night Standoff xi. 127 He caught on to her shoulders and moved her back just a little.

3. intransitive. Originally U.S. colloquial. To gain an understanding of something; to understand, comprehend. Cf. sense 29b.

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the mind > mental capacity > understanding > understand [verb (intransitive)] > reach understanding of

reach1582

tumble1846

to catch on1882

waken1899

to wise up1905

to tune in1926

to cotton on1929

plug1948

latch1954

1882 Cent. Mag. Nov. 158 I catch on, my Comrade!

1884 Cambridge (Mass.) Tribune 18 July He Didn't Catch-On to the Pronunciation.

1911 B. L. Standish Dick Merriwell's Commencem. xlviii. 310 Dick looked bewildered. ‘I'm afraid I don't quite catch on,’ he commented.

1963 E. Waugh Let. 2 Feb. (1980) 598 I was never much of a one for parlez-vousing..but..I could often catch on to what the frogs said.

1994 Essence (Nexis) May 74 He was a new jack in the drug culture. He caught on quickly, though, and his business boomed.

2005 Runner's World Oct. 58/3 We kept it quiet for a couple of months. It was hard work, because I'm sure everyone was catching on.

4. intransitive.

a. With to. To adopt, exploit, or take advantage of (a trend, craze, etc.); to recognize the potential of (something).

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1882 Cincinnati Enquirer 16 Jan. 4/1 The Chicago papers are quick to ‘catch on’ to a fire sensation and make the most of it.

1885 Milnor (Dakota Territory) Free Press 28 Mar. 1/5 His sagacious mind immediately recognized and caught on to the only plan of salvation in sight.

1913 Exhibitors' Times 13 Sept. 13/2 The motion picture producers..have not caught on to the trend of the times..and supplied the demands which exist.

1990 Time 26 Feb. 66/1 Ever the magpie, fashion has caught on to ecology.

2002 N.Y. Mag. 25 Nov. 124/2 It's taken Canada a while to catch on to the boutique-hotel craze, but this winter, our northern neighbors are making up for lost time.

b. colloquial. Esp. of a new idea, product, etc.: to become popular, fashionable, or successful.

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the world > action or operation > prosperity > prosper or flourish [verb (intransitive)] > specifically of things

prosper1434

flourish1571

thrive1613

boom1871

to catch on1885

1885 Ovens & Murray Advertiser (Beechworth, Austral.) 21 May 1/1 But Mr Sala has not managed, somehow, to ‘catch on’ with Australian audiences.

1887 Pall Mall Gaz. 9 Mar. 1/2 A publisher never knows whether a new book will ‘catch on’.

1932 G. Morton Myst. Hermit's End ii. 19 The latter was taking intensive training for marathon swimming. That form of sport had caught on of late.

1972 A. Bowness Mod. European Art iii. 53 Seurat..preferred the epithet ‘chromo-luminarist’ for his kind of painting, but for obvious reasons this term never caught on.

2014 C. Seife Virtual Unreality iv. 70 Fringe ideas can catch on even in the absence of the internet.

5. transitive (reflexive). colloquial. Chiefly Irish English (northern). To get or recover a realistic understanding of one's position or the situation; to regain one's common sense or self-control. Often in imperative phrase catch yourself on: ‘pull yourself together’, ‘get a grip’.

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1937 E. Partridge Dict. Slang 133/2 Catch meself on... to pull oneself up or together, recover one's common sense.

1959 Díospóireachta Parlaiminte 50 421 The British have always been extremely slow to catch themselves on.

1974 B. Friel Freedom of City i. 53 Skinner : The ceremony begins in five minutes. The world's press and television are already gathering outside... Michael : Catch yourself on, Skinner.

1992 P. McCabe Butcher Boy (1993) 32 Are you going to go on making a laughing stock of yourself or are you going to catch yourself on?

1999 Irish Times (Nexis) 9 Nov. 17 Mr Bill Gates..appears resolved to see the case through... The lawyers will clean up. Mr Gates ought to catch himself on.

2017 Belfast Tel. (Nexis) 11 May From the moment the kids arrived, I've developed tear ducts with no off switch... Never in public, mind. I've got to maintain some sort of public decency. I mean, catch yourself on.

单词	to catch on
释义	> as lemmas to catch on to catch on †1. transitive. To hurry or drive (something) along. Also intransitive: to hurry, hasten, press on. Cf. senses 37 and 38. Obsolete. ΚΠ a1425 J. Wyclif Sel. Eng. Wks. (1871) II. 364 (MED) Þis is vois made of þe fend, bi which he cacchiþ on his carte. c1540 (?a1400) Gest Historiale Destr. Troy (2002) f. 33^v Þai..Kachyn on kyndly & þaire course held. 2. intransitive. Chiefly with to. To cling or grip on to something; to take hold.In quot. 1868 transitive (in passive): to be attached to something. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fact or action of being joined or joining > attachment > be or become attached or affixed [verb (intransitive)] > attach oneself cleavec1300 grapple1563 to catch on1868 1868 Our Boys & Girls 11 Jan. 34/2 I see, when I stepped on to it [sc. a plank], that somebody had been a movin' on it; but I didn't know the 'tother end was only jest ketched on to the rock. 1870 Ballarat (Victoria) Courier 27 Jan. As the body was carried down the stream Mr Hoskins ran along the banks urging the poor fellow to catch on to the sides. 1908 Official Jrnl. Sept. 12/2 No matter how fast the sleigh may be moving, a number [of boys and girls] catch on, and the rest miss it. a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) I. xx. 532 Microscopic hooklets or hamuli, catching on to the barbule next in front. 2013 D. Fossen One Night Standoff xi. 127 He caught on to her shoulders and moved her back just a little. 3. intransitive. Originally U.S. colloquial. To gain an understanding of something; to understand, comprehend. Cf. sense 29b. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > understand [verb (intransitive)] > reach understanding of reach1582 tumble1846 to catch on1882 waken1899 to wise up1905 to tune in1926 to cotton on1929 plug1948 latch1954 1882 Cent. Mag. Nov. 158 I catch on, my Comrade! 1884 Cambridge (Mass.) Tribune 18 July He Didn't Catch-On to the Pronunciation. 1911 B. L. Standish Dick Merriwell's Commencem. xlviii. 310 Dick looked bewildered. ‘I'm afraid I don't quite catch on,’ he commented. 1963 E. Waugh Let. 2 Feb. (1980) 598 I was never much of a one for parlez-vousing..but..I could often catch on to what the frogs said. 1994 Essence (Nexis) May 74 He was a new jack in the drug culture. He caught on quickly, though, and his business boomed. 2005 Runner's World Oct. 58/3 We kept it quiet for a couple of months. It was hard work, because I'm sure everyone was catching on. 4. intransitive. a. With to. To adopt, exploit, or take advantage of (a trend, craze, etc.); to recognize the potential of (something). ΚΠ 1882 Cincinnati Enquirer 16 Jan. 4/1 The Chicago papers are quick to ‘catch on’ to a fire sensation and make the most of it. 1885 Milnor (Dakota Territory) Free Press 28 Mar. 1/5 His sagacious mind immediately recognized and caught on to the only plan of salvation in sight. 1913 Exhibitors' Times 13 Sept. 13/2 The motion picture producers..have not caught on to the trend of the times..and supplied the demands which exist. 1990 Time 26 Feb. 66/1 Ever the magpie, fashion has caught on to ecology. 2002 N.Y. Mag. 25 Nov. 124/2 It's taken Canada a while to catch on to the boutique-hotel craze, but this winter, our northern neighbors are making up for lost time. b. colloquial. Esp. of a new idea, product, etc.: to become popular, fashionable, or successful. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > prosper or flourish [verb (intransitive)] > specifically of things prosper1434 flourish1571 thrive1613 boom1871 to catch on1885 1885 Ovens & Murray Advertiser (Beechworth, Austral.) 21 May 1/1 But Mr Sala has not managed, somehow, to ‘catch on’ with Australian audiences. 1887 Pall Mall Gaz. 9 Mar. 1/2 A publisher never knows whether a new book will ‘catch on’. 1932 G. Morton Myst. Hermit's End ii. 19 The latter was taking intensive training for marathon swimming. That form of sport had caught on of late. 1972 A. Bowness Mod. European Art iii. 53 Seurat..preferred the epithet ‘chromo-luminarist’ for his kind of painting, but for obvious reasons this term never caught on. 2014 C. Seife Virtual Unreality iv. 70 Fringe ideas can catch on even in the absence of the internet. 5. transitive (reflexive). colloquial. Chiefly Irish English (northern). To get or recover a realistic understanding of one's position or the situation; to regain one's common sense or self-control. Often in imperative phrase catch yourself on: ‘pull yourself together’, ‘get a grip’. ΚΠ 1937 E. Partridge Dict. Slang 133/2 Catch meself on... to pull oneself up or together, recover one's common sense. 1959 Díospóireachta Parlaiminte 50 421 The British have always been extremely slow to catch themselves on. 1974 B. Friel Freedom of City i. 53 Skinner : The ceremony begins in five minutes. The world's press and television are already gathering outside... Michael : Catch yourself on, Skinner. 1992 P. McCabe Butcher Boy (1993) 32 Are you going to go on making a laughing stock of yourself or are you going to catch yourself on? 1999 Irish Times (Nexis) 9 Nov. 17 Mr Bill Gates..appears resolved to see the case through... The lawyers will clean up. Mr Gates ought to catch himself on. 2017 Belfast Tel. (Nexis) 11 May From the moment the kids arrived, I've developed tear ducts with no off switch... Never in public, mind. I've got to maintain some sort of public decency. I mean, catch yourself on. extracted from catchv. < as lemmas
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