cottoned

英 [ˈkɒtnd]

美 [ˈkɑːtnd]

v.  一致; 理解; 和谐; 亲近
cotton的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• N-MASS 棉布
  Cottonis a type of cloth made from soft fibres from a particular plant.
  1. ...a cotton shirt.
     棉布衬衫
• N-UNCOUNT 棉;棉花;棉株
  Cottonis a plant which is grown in warm countries and which produces soft fibres used in making cotton cloth.
  1. ...a large cotton plantation in Tennessee.
     田纳西州大片的棉田
• N-MASS 棉线;棉纱
  Cottonis thread that is used for sewing, especially thread that is made from cotton.
  1. There's a needle and cotton there.
     那儿有针和线。

in AM, use 美国英语用 thread


• 脱脂棉;药棉
  Cottonorabsorbent cottonis a soft mass of cotton, used especially for applying liquids or creams to your skin.

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 cotton wool

双语例句

• He has just cottoned on to the fact that he might have dealt with the matter more carefully.
  他这才领悟本来他处理这件事是可以更细致些的。
• Employers have cottoned on to this and now often mention a "social purpose" in their recruitment advertisements.
  雇主喜欢这一现象，现在常常在招聘面试中提到“社会使命”。
• I rather cottoned to the idea.
  我蛮喜欢这个构想。
• Foreign textile mills, they hope, have cottoned on to the difference.
  他们希望外国的纺织厂已明白这种优势。
• And he began to wonder why the rest of America hadn't cottoned on to this.
  而且他开始感到惊讶，为什么其他美国人还没有明白这一点呢。
• Foreign exporters have cottoned on to the fact that the renminbi-dollar exchange rate is at a premium in Hong Kong compared with the mainland ( see chart).
  外国出口商认识到，与中国内地相比，人民币兑美元汇率在香港存在溢价（见图）。
• But now I hear that restaurants, having cottoned on to people like me, ensure the second-cheapest bottle is highly profitable, overpriced plonk.
  但是现在我听说，餐馆已经摸透了像我这样人的心思，因此第二便宜的那瓶一定是标价过高、很有赚头的劣质酒。
• The other man cottoned on and came running.
  另外那个人明白过来后便跑着来了。
• She had already cottoned on to the fact that the nanny was not all she appeared
  她已经意识到这个保姆不只是她看起来的那样。
• It wasn't until he started laughing that they cottoned on!
  他开始笑起来，他们才明白是怎么回事。