cotton on
US /ˈkɑːt.ən ɑːn/
UK /ˈkɑːt.ən ɑːn/
片語動詞
1.
明白, 領會
to understand something after a period of not understanding it
範例:
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It took him a while to cotton on to what I was saying.
他花了一段時間才明白我在說什麼。
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She finally cottoned on to the joke.
她終於明白了這個笑話。
在 Lingoland 學習這個單詞