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catch on

/kætʃ ɒn/
phrasal verb★中级💡 变得流行◆短语动词
非正式

开始被广泛接受、流行或理解

It took a while, but the new app finally caught on with users.

虽然花了一些时间,但这款新应用最终在用户中流行起来。

The idea of remote work caught on during the pandemic.

远程工作的概念在疫情期间开始流行。

💡

常用于描述某种想法、产品或行为逐渐被大众接受。

非正式

理解或领悟某事

He didn’t catch on to the joke at first.

他一开始没听懂这个笑话。

💡

常用于口语,表示突然意识到或理解某事。

搭配

catch on quickly迅速流行catch on to something理解某事

同义词

become populargain tractiontake offcatch upunderstand

反义词

fade awaydie outmiss the point

相关短语

catch up短语动词
赶上或理解某事
take off短语动词
突然流行或成功

💡专业提示

区分'catch on'与'catch up'

'catch on'强调某事开始流行或被理解;'catch up'强调赶上进度或跟上他人。例如:'The new trend caught on.'(这个新趋势流行起来)vs. 'I need to catch up on my work.'(我需要赶上工作进度)。

⚡黄金法则

使用场景

'catch on'作'流行'解时,主语通常是某种想法、产品或行为;作'理解'解时,主语通常是人。例如:'The song caught on.'(这首歌流行起来)vs. 'She didn’t catch on to the hint.'(她没理解暗示)。

📖词源

组合词,由动词'catch'(抓住)和副词'on'(继续)组成。最初用于描述某种行为或想法被持续接受或理解。

📝用法说明

1. 'catch on'作'变得流行'解时,通常用于描述趋势、产品或行为;作'理解'解时,多用于口语。 2. 后面可接介词'to'表示理解某事(catch on to something)。 3. 常用于现在时或过去时,但不常用于完成时。

单词拆解

catch
抓住、理解
verb
+
on
继续、进行中
adverb
英汉词典

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