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.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

英英释义

verb

• understand, usually after some initial difficulty
  1. She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on
  Synonym:catch onget wiseget ontotumblelatch ontwigget it

双语例句

• 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
• He seems to cotton on quickly.
  他似乎理解事物很快。
• The weaving of hand-woven coarse cloth is extremely complex, and there are72 working procedures from picking cotton and spinning to weaving cotton on the machine.
  手织老粗布的织造工艺极为复杂，从采棉纺线到上机织布，要经过大大小小72道工序。
• 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
• 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。
• He seems to cotton on quick.
  他似乎敏于理解事物。
• 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。
• 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。
• This paper focused on the effects of transgenic crops and their residues, particularly the insect-resistant transgenic cotton, on various organisms in the rhizosphere in the soil.
  本文综述了近年来转基因作物对土壤微生物群落影响的研究进展，并且着重介绍了转基因抗虫棉对根际微生物多样性影响的研究进展。
• 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。