cotton on 理解
【講解】
cotton on是英國(guó)英語中的一種非正規(guī)的口語表達(dá)方式,意即“理解,懂得”,其后面往往跟 to something。 例如:At last, she’s cottoned on to what they mean.(最后她終于明白了他們的意圖。)再例如:He’d been speaking for half an hour before I cottoned on.(他講了半個(gè)小時(shí),我才明白他的意思。)
【對(duì)話】
A:Mary, could you help me with this problem?
A:瑪麗,能給我講講這道題嗎?
B:Sure, Ah, our teacher has explained it in class, hasn't he?
B:當(dāng)然可以。啊,這道題老師上課不是講過了嗎?
A:Yeah, But I didn't cotton on the what he said.
A:是的。可我沒聽懂。