to cotton on
[phrase form: cotton]
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理解, 明白
to manage to understand something, typically following an initial period of challenge or difficulty
例子
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。
