| 释义 |
catch fire1Begin to burn: the driver had got out before the car had caught fire...- He said the assault happened when the contents of an aerosol sprayed at the boy's head caught fire, burning his eyebrows and hair.
- After the rectory caught fire and burned down in July 1702, he changed his mind.
- The moth eventually catches fire, burns and dies; consumed by the very mystery it sought.
Synonyms ignite, catch light, burst into flames, go up in flames, begin to burn 1.1Become interesting or exciting: the show never caught fire...- Brian Maloney has an interesting post up about Air America's failure to catch fire with listeners.
- They're just now getting interested in the campaign, but he hasn't caught fire.
- I think they've really caught fire and really have done something very, very important.
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