| 词汇 | catch fire | 
| 释义 | catch fire phrase  B1 着火;失火 to start burning  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. See also: catch verb (BURN) | 
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