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cotton /BrE ˈkɒtn; NAmE ˈkɑːtn/ ► SEE ALLcotton on (to sth) cotton to sb/sth ●ˌcotton ˈon (to sth) (informal) to come to understand or realize sth without being told directly 理解；领会；意识到◆She cottons on very quickly.
她领悟力强。◆It took him a while to cotton on to what I was trying to say.
过了一会儿，他才明白我想说什么。SYN catch on (to sth) [v + adv]●ˈcotton to sb/sth (old-fashioned, NAmE, informal) to begin to like or approve of sb/sth 产生好感；开始赞成◆I didn’t much cotton to the idea at first.
我起初并不十分赞同这个想法。 NOTE Cotton to sb is often used in negative sentences. * cotton to sb 常用于否定句。[v + prep] |