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.- 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 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。
- She had already cottoned on to the fact that the nanny was not all she appeared...
英英释义
verb
- understand, usually after some initial difficulty
- She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on
双语例句
- 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。 - The Effect of Enzyme Pretreatment of Cotton Fabrics on Pigment Dyeing
生物酶前处理对棉织物涂料染色效果的影响 - 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 - This district grew cotton on a large scale.
这个地区过去大量种棉花。 - He seems to cotton on quickly.
他似乎理解事物很快。 - 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 - 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。 - Glue the small cotton ball on the paper for the head.
把小的棉花球粘在纸上做雪人的头。 - The impacts of transgenic cotton on soil microbes 'kanamycin resistance
转基因棉花种植对土壤卡那霉素抗性细菌多样性的影响 - Insect infestations in certain cotton-growing regions of the world have caused dramatic increase in the price of cotton on the world market.
害虫在世界范围内的棉花种植区肆虐导致了棉花价格的飞涨。