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

• 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 quickly.
  他似乎理解事物很快。
• 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。
• 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。
• Effect of Decomposed Liquids of Cotton Stalk on Cotton Seeds Germination and Seedling Growth
  棉秆腐解液对棉花种子萌发及幼苗生长的影响
• 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
• 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
• He seems to cotton on quick.
  他似乎敏于理解事物。
• 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。