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
- The cotton grows on the plant as long hairs attached to the seeds inside the boll.
棉花在植株上作为附着在种籽上的长茸毛在棉铃里生长发育。 - 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。 - 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 - 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 - 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 - He seems to cotton on quick.
他似乎敏于理解事物。 - He seems to cotton on quickly.
他似乎理解事物很快。 - 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 - 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 Transgenic Cotton Planting on Four Kinds of Soil Enzyme Activity
种植转基因棉对4种土壤酶活性的影响