/teɪk ɔːf/· verb phrase
财经/商业B1

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Chinese meaning
起飞;(引申)走红、火起来
(飞机)起飞;引申指突然走红、成功
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双关:航班取消预测市场始终未「起飞」
Example
However, the flight cancellation market never took off with Kalshi users.
然而,航班取消预测市场始终未能在 Kalshi 用户中「起飞」走红。
Source: CoinDesk · 12 Aug 2026
Background ✎
FlightAware 撤回了针对 Kalshi 的诉讼,争议焦点是一项从未真正获得用户认可的航班取消预测市场。
Roots · etymology
由 take 与 off 复合而成,字面「离地而起」演变出「走红」义
Collocations
- never took off / take off with users / a market takes off
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