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
- 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。 - 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
她已经意识到这个保姆不只是她看起来的那样。 - 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 - This district grew cotton on a large scale.
这个地区过去大量种棉花。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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 - 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。