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
- 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 - Declaring the end of the worst of winter, I put the white cotton slipcover on the sofa and replaced the heavier oriental rug with a lighter jute rug.
宣告结束的冬季最糟糕的，我把沙发上的白棉沙发套，代之以用打火机黄麻地毯较重的东方地毯。 - 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。 - Design and implementation of pest diagnosis system for cotton based on Web
棉花虫害诊断系统的设计与Web实现 - 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。 - There is bout later, it carried cotton on the back, think to fall again, OK and Alexandrine second same, when going to the side of the river then, fall intentionally in water.
后来有一回，它背了棉花，以为再跌倒，可以同上次一样，于是走到河边的时候，便故意跌倒在水里。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。