cotton on

英語

動詞

cotton on (第三人稱單數簡單現在時 cottons on，現在分詞 cottoning on，一般過去時及過去分詞 cottoned on)

1. (不及物) 理解

   近義詞：glom on

   • 2019年7月30日, Rowena Mason, 「Dominic Cummings said Tory MPs do not care about poor people or NHS」, 出自 The Guardian‎^[1]:

     “That is what most people in the country have thought about the Tory party for decades. […] Tory MPs largely do not care about these poorer people. They don’t care about the NHS. And the public has kind of cottoned on to that.”

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   • 2023年7月9日, Annie Lowrey, 「Open Your Mind to Unicorn Meat」, 出自 The Atlantic‎^[2]:

     In the late aughts, a number of entrepreneurs cottoned on to the idea of reducing emissions by producing fake meat that carnivores could love.

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