cotton on
第三人称
cottons on
现在进行时
cottoning on
过去式
cottoned on
过去完成时
cottoned on
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理解, 明白
to manage to understand something, typically following an initial period of challenge or difficulty
- It took a while, but eventually, she cottoned on to the new software and started using it efficiently.
花了一段时间，但最终，她弄懂了新软件并开始高效地使用它。
- The students quickly cottoned on to the teacher's explanation of the complex scientific concept.
学生们很快就理解了老师对复杂科学概念的解释。
- After a bit of confusion, the team began to cotton on to the manager's strategic vision for the project.
在一点困惑之后，团队开始理解经理对项目的战略愿景。
- He was dropping subtle hints about the project, and it took me a moment to cotton on that he wanted my input.
他在项目中给出了微妙的暗示，我花了一会儿才明白他想要我的意见。
- She didn't immediately understand the instructions, but after a few minutes, she finally cottoned on and completed the task.
她没有立即理解指示，但几分钟后，她终于明白了并完成了任务。