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
- 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 - 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 - 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。 - Eventually workers will cotton on, demanding still higher wages to offset the rising cost of living.
总有一天工人们会恍然大悟，并且会索取更高的工资来弥补日益增长的生活费用。 - 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。 - 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 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 - 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。