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
- 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。 - Effect of Free Trade of Cotton on Cotton Grower and Relevant Enterprise
棉花进口贸易自由化对棉农·棉企的影响 - 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。 - 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。 - 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 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。