catch on
US /kætʃ ɑːn/
UK /kætʃ ɑːn/
1.
流行起來, 受歡迎
to become popular or fashionable
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The new dance craze is starting to catch on.
新的舞蹈熱潮開始流行起來。
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I don't think that idea will ever catch on.
我不認為那個想法會流行起來。
2.
明白, 領會
to understand or realize something
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It took him a while to catch on to the joke.
他花了一段時間才明白這個笑話。
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She quickly caught on to what I was trying to say.
她很快就明白了我想說什麼。