catch a fire
基本解释
- 揭竿而起（电影名，Catch a Fire）
英汉例句
- A cigarette thrown into the woods in dry weather may catch [start] a fire.
在干燥的天气里将点燃的香烟扔在树林里容易失火。
《新英汉大辞典》 - That was like watching someone catch fire at a craps table for two solid hours without crapping out.
这就如同看着火的一个人在赌桌前待了两个小时但却不退出那样。 - Loose tobaccoshreds 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 group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994, and,earlier this year, The Wailers' album,"Catch A Fire,"
- In France, as in other Catholic countries, cremation has taken a while to catch on because destruction by fire is still so closely associated with hell.
ECONOMIST: The world’s way of death - And on top of that, if a building is burning they are liable to catch fire.
ECONOMIST: Safety - The fat that accumulates in the roasting pan — and there will be plenty — should be siphoned off occasionally with a bulb baster so it doesn't catch fire.
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