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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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
• 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
• 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。
• 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
• 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
• The progress of laboratory and field assessment of Bt corn and cotton on non-target arthropods and resistance management of target insects were reviewed in this article.
  本文在大量室内和田间评价工作的基础上，系统综述了国内外研究在该领域内取得的进展。
• 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
• He seems to cotton on quickly.
  他似乎理解事物很快。