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词组 latch on to/onto
释义
Phr V
latch on to/onto
latches, latching, latched
latch on to/onto sb
to spend time with someone, especially when they do not want you with them
She had latched onto a group of Toby's friends at the party.
latch on to/onto sth
to decide that something is so good or interesting that you start using it
They have latched on to tourism as a way of boosting the local economy.Fashion designers have latched onto the idea that women want to feel more feminine and so are now using light, pretty fabrics.
to become connected to something
The bacterium latches onto the stomach wall.
phraselatch on to/onto1. latch on to/onto sth to decide that something is very good or useful and start using it: People are starting to latch onto the idea of shopping on the Internet.2. latch on to/onto sth • latch on to/onto sb to pay a lot of attention to something or someone because you think they are important or interesting: The press are always quick to latch onto any story involving the Royal family. Viewers latched on to Jackie Corkhill as a character and sympathized with all the problems she had with the men in her life.3. latch on to/onto sb • latch yourself on to/onto sb to spend time with someone and talk with them, especially when they do not want you with them: A young man had latched onto her earlier on in the evening, and she was wondering how she could get rid of him politely.■ SIMILAR TO: glom onto AmE4. latch on to/onto sth to become firmly joined or stuck to something: If the insect latches onto your skin, one way of removing it is to use a burning cigarette.■ SIMILAR TO: glom onto AmE
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