catch on
英 [kætʃ ɒn]
美 [kætʃ ɑːn]
明白; 懂得; 认识到; 时兴; 流行
柯林斯词典
- PHRASAL VERB 明白;认识到
If youcatch on tosomething, you understand it, or realize that it is happening.- He got what he could out of me before I caught on to the kind of person he'd turned into...
我还没有意识到他已经变成了那样的人，他就已经从我这儿把能套走的都套走了。 - Wait a minute! I'm beginning to catch on.
等一下！我开始有点懂了。
- He got what he could out of me before I caught on to the kind of person he'd turned into...
- PHRASAL VERB 时兴;流行
If somethingcatches on, it becomes popular.- The idea has been around for ages without catching on.
这个观点已经提出来有年头了，可是一直没被广泛接受。
- The idea has been around for ages without catching on.
英英释义
verb
- become popular
- This fashion caught on in Paris
- understand, usually after some initial difficulty
- She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on
双语例句
- I don't catch on to jokes you told.
你不懂你的笑话。 - Howard: Well, if you work hard, you'll catch on quickly. You're hired.
霍华德：嗯，你如果努力的话，很快就会上手。你被录取了。 - I expect this new way of doing business will take some time to catch on.
我希望这种新的从事工商业的方式将花一些时间普及开来。 - He didn't catch on to what you had implied.
他没有理解你话中隐含的意思。 - After a few days on the job, you'll catch on to what you're doing.
工作几天后，你就会对你的工作内容有所了解了。 - Eddie slipped the safety catch on his automatic back into place.
埃迪将自动步枪的保险栓重新拉上。 - At first I didn't catch on, then I suddenly saw the light.
始而不解，继而恍然。 - Wait a minute! I'm beginning to catch on.
等一下！我开始有点懂了。 - Hang in there! You'll soon catch on to the language.
坚持学习！你很快就会掌握这种语言的。 - You want a party? Okay, fine! Catch on!
你们想要一个宴会？好，很好！明白！