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单词 catch on
释义

catch on

informal
1(Of a practice or fashion) become popular: the idea of linking pay to performance has caught on...
  • If the practice catches on, however, I would like to see it broadened to include more misunderstood groups.
  • Australia's geographic isolation plays a big part in why the practice has caught on.
  • It was not until 1900 that soccer became popular in France, catching on in the industrial towns of northern France, but the average gate rarely rose above a thousand.

Synonyms

become popular, take off, become fashionable, come into fashion/vogue, boom, flourish, thrive
informal become trendy, become all the rage
2Understand what is meant or how to do something: I caught on to what it was the guy was saying...
  • Yet his principles did not let him stay in Berlin once the censors caught on to his tricks.
  • Maybe this is a case where Hollywood has actually caught on to the value of free content.
  • He bent his head down and began kissing my neck and I finally caught on to what he was about to do.

Synonyms

understand, comprehend, learn, realize;
find out, see the light, see daylight, work out what's going on, get the point
informal cotton on, tumble, latch on, get the picture, get the message, get the drift, get wise, understand/see what's what
British informal twig
2.1 (catch yourself on) Irish Become aware of something: catch yourself on, Michael, people don’t get arrested for no reason...
  • When you're older you catch yourself on, you just aren't so bothered about fighting.
  • Catch yourself on, you're going to either end up dead or in jail.
  • Catch yourself on, will you, Kathleen?
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