cotton on

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cotton on (第三人称单数简单现在时 cottons on，现在分词 cottoning on，一般过去时及过去分词 cottoned on)

  1. (不及物) 理解
    近义词： glom on
    • 2019 7月 30, 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 7月 9, 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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