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 ages to cotton on to the fact he was lying.
很多年后我才知道他在撒谎。 - Effects of Long-Term Continuous Cropping System of Cotton on Soil Physical-Chemical Properties and Activities of Soil Enzyme in Oasis in Xinjiang
新疆绿洲棉花长期连作对土壤理化性状与土壤酶活性的影响 - 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。 - He seems to cotton on quick.
他似乎敏于理解事物。 - 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 - She hangs the rolled, twisted cotton string on her nose.
她把揉搓了，缠绕过了的棉花卷放在她的鼻子上。 - 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 - Effect of transgenic Bt cotton on soil invertebrate community structure
转Bt基因棉对土壤无脊椎动物群落结构的影响 - 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。 - 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。