| 词汇 | catch-fire |
| 释义 | catch firephrase(USinformal alsocatch on fire) B1 to start burning: 着火;失火 For reasons which are not yet known, the factory caught fire late yesterday evening.昨晚工厂失火，原因尚不清楚。 Investigators say that an electric heater caught fire while the man was sleeping. A large-capacity dryer had caught fire at the hotel, causing $20,000 in damage. A witness reported that the aircraft's left engine had caught fire just seconds after take-off. He blew on the spark until the kindling underneath caught fire. USArson was the only possible cause for the house catching on fire, he said. See also catchverb(BURN) to start burning catch fireA washing machine caught fire, sending the whole building up in flames. catch alightHe was badly burned when his clothing caught alight. kindleWe set up our tents and kindled a fire. burst into flames Two men had a miracle escape when their helicopter burst into flames. combustOily rags placed near an open flame could spontaneously combust. igniteThe gasoline ignited and the house was engulfed in flames. catch fire | American Dictionarycatch fireidiom to start burning: When the grass in the yard caught fire, I thought the whole house was going to burn down. |
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