catch fire

英 [kætʃ ˈfaɪə(r)]

美 [kætʃ ˈfaɪər]

激动人心;赢得成功; 着火;起火;开始燃烧

英英释义

verb

• start to burn or burst into flames
  1. Marsh gases ignited suddenly
  2. The oily rags combusted spontaneously
  Synonym:eruptignitetake firecombustconflagrate

双语例句

• As the wood is wet, it won't catch fire.
  木头是湿的，点不着。
• Don't let your dress catch fire.
  别把衣服烧着了。
• It was the dry season and everything was ready to catch fire.
  这时正是旱季，什么东西都容易着火。
• On the other hand, at greater distances, only those most easily ignitable will catch fire.
  另一方面，在距离较远的地方，只有那些容易燃烧的材料才会着火。
• Apple is recalling nearly two million SONY-built notebook batteries. That's because they could overheat and catch fire.
  苹果电脑将要回近200万索尼制造的笔记本电池。那是因为他们将过热和着火。
• The song failed to catch fire.
  这首歌没火起来。
• Pip rescues her when her clothes catch fire but she is badly burned and later dies.
  当她的衣服着火时，皮普试图营救她可是没有成功，她被烧死了。
• They catch fire with it?
  你拿它烧火了？
• These timber houses are an absolute death trap if they catch fire.
  这些木屋万一着火，真是死路一条。
• But his movie career falled to catch fire.
  但他的电影事业始终未能燃起火焰。