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
- Marsh gases ignited suddenly
- The oily rags combusted spontaneously
双语例句
- As the wood is wet, it won't catch fire.
木头是湿的，点不着。 - 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。 - 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。 - Houses rarely catch fire, but few would question the wisdom of buying cheap smoke alarms.
房屋很少失火，但没人反对花一点小钱购买烟雾报警器。 - 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。 - 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。 - They catch fire with it?
你拿它烧火了？ - Don't let your dress catch fire.
别把衣服烧着了。 - The papers in the waste paper basket catch fire.
在废纸篓中的纸着火。 - 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。