"cotton on" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 意识到
• 明白

Definition

开始明白或意识到某事，通常是一开始没注意到之后才发现。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是一个非正式表达，主要出现在英式和澳大利亚英语中，意思是突然明白某事。常见搭配为'cotton on to (something)'，美式英语中不常用。

Examples

It took him a while to cotton on to the joke.

他过了一会儿才**意识到**这个笑话。

I didn't cotton on to what she meant at first.

我一开始没有**明白**她的意思。

You'll cotton on to the rules soon.

你很快就会**明白**这些规则。

It took me a minute to cotton on that they were joking.

我花了一点时间才**意识到**他们在开玩笑。

Once you cotton on to how things work here, it gets easier.

一旦你**明白**这里的运作方式，就容易多了。

Not everyone will cotton on to the plan right away.

不是每个人都会立刻**明白**这个计划。