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

• They catch fire with it?
  你拿它烧火了？
• But his movie career falled to catch fire.
  但他的电影事业始终未能燃起火焰。
• The song failed to catch fire.
  这首歌没火起来。
• Loose tobacco shreds catch fire: a flame and acrid smoke light our corner.
  卷得松松的烟丝点燃了：火焰和呛人的烟把我们这个角落照亮了。
• The fuel's size also affects how easily it will catch fire.
  燃料的尺寸也影响产生火的难易度。
• If target has been doused, he will also catch fire.
  如果目标浸油的话就会着火。
• There is a thick covering of leaves in the forest, which are very easy to catch fire.
  森林中有厚厚的一层树叶，它们是非常容易着火的。
• Early autumn such as tiger, extremely hot catch fire.
  早秋如老虎，酷热起火灾。
• As the wood is wet, it won't catch fire.
  木头是湿的，点不着。
• This bookcase is so old and useless that you might as well chop it up for firewood. We collected sticks to boil our kettle, but they were damp and would not catch fire.
  这个书架既陈旧又没用，你不妨把它劈了作柴烧。我们拾柴烧水，但是柴太湿了，烧不起来。