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

• 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。
• He seems to cotton on quick.
  他似乎敏于理解事物。
• 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 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。
• 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
• Effect of transgenic Bt cotton on soil invertebrate community structure
  转Bt基因棉对土壤无脊椎动物群落结构的影响
• 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。
• 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
• There is bout later, it carried cotton on the back, think to fall again, OK and Alexandrine second same, when going to the side of the river then, fall intentionally in water.
  后来有一回，它背了棉花，以为再跌倒，可以同上次一样，于是走到河边的时候，便故意跌倒在水里。
• But, Tudor Jones first cut his teeth trading cotton on exchanges, where limits were in force. And that colours his views.
  但是，琼斯最初是在实施价格限制的交易所棉花交易中获得从业经验的，并由此形成了自己的看法。