cotton on

英 [ˈkɒtn ɒn]

美 [ˈkɑːtn ɑːn]

明白; 领悟; 意识到

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 明白;领悟;意识到
  If youcotton on tosomething, you understand it or realize it, especially without people telling you about it.
  1. She had already cottoned on to the fact that the nanny was not all she appeared...
     她已经意识到这个保姆不只是她看起来的那样。
  2. It wasn't until he started laughing that they cottoned on!
     他开始笑起来，他们才明白是怎么回事。

英英释义

verb

• understand, usually after some initial difficulty
  1. She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on
  Synonym:catch onget wiseget ontotumblelatch ontwigget it

双语例句

• It took him a while to cotton on to what I was saying.
  他过了好一会儿才明白我在说什么。
• Effect of Transgenic Cotton on the Population Dynamics of Insect in Sichuan Cotton Region
  四川棉区转基因抗虫棉对棉田昆虫群落的影响
• A preliminary study on the effects of removing the source from leaf at different stages of cotton on the source/ sink
  棉花不同时期去叶源对库源关系影响的初步研究
• The progress of laboratory and field assessment of Bt corn and cotton on non-target arthropods and resistance management of target insects were reviewed in this article.
  本文在大量室内和田间评价工作的基础上，系统综述了国内外研究在该领域内取得的进展。
• Effect of Decomposed Liquids of Cotton Stalk on Cotton Seeds Germination and Seedling Growth
  棉秆腐解液对棉花种子萌发及幼苗生长的影响
• Preliminary Study on Influence of Almond and Cotton Intercropping on Photosynthetic Characteristics and Yield of Cotton
  扁桃棉花间作对棉花光合特性及产量影响的初步研究
• She had already cottoned on to the fact that the nanny was not all she appeared
  她已经意识到这个保姆不只是她看起来的那样。
• It took me a while to cotton on to what was happening.
  过了一会我才明白发生了什么事。
• This paper focused on the effects of transgenic crops and their residues, particularly the insect-resistant transgenic cotton, on various organisms in the rhizosphere in the soil.
  本文综述了近年来转基因作物对土壤微生物群落影响的研究进展，并且着重介绍了转基因抗虫棉对根际微生物多样性影响的研究进展。
• Effect of Free Trade of Cotton on Cotton Grower and Relevant Enterprise
  棉花进口贸易自由化对棉农·棉企的影响