cotton sth
及物用法，表示用棉花填充或衬垫某物。
The toy maker cottoned the doll's body before sewing on the head.
玩具匠先给玩偶的身体填上棉花，然后缝上头。
给…提供棉花；给…填棉花；用棉花擦拭；用棉花抛光；使…变得像棉花；变得像棉花；使免受刺激；溺爱；包裹；用棉花填充
To get on well with someone or something; to have a good relationship.
用棉花填充
To provide with cotton.
与某人或某事相处融洽；与某人关系良好
To get on with someone or something; to have a good relationship with someone.
使变得像棉花
To make or become cottonlike.
保护免受刺激,溺爱或包裹
To protect from harsh stimuli, coddle, or muffle.
用棉擦或抛光
To rub or burnish with cotton.
一般现在时
She cottons to new ideas quickly.
她很快就能接受新想法。
past
He cottoned on to the joke after a moment.
过了一会儿他才明白这个笑话。
present participle
I am cottoning on to what you mean.
我正开始明白你的意思。
规则动词。
After a few weeks, Maria cottoned to her new teammates and felt much happier.
几周后，玛丽亚渐渐喜欢上新队友，感觉开心多了。
用法提示：cottoned to 表示逐渐喜欢或与某人相处融洽。
The cat cottons to anyone who gives it food.
这只猫对给它食物的人都很亲近。
用法提示：cottons to 表示对某人产生好感、合得来。
I am cottoning to this quiet village because everyone is so friendly.
我渐渐喜欢上这个安静的村庄，因为每个人都很友好。
用法提示：am cottoning to 表示正在逐渐喜欢上某地或某人。
及物用法，表示用棉花填充或衬垫某物。
The toy maker cottoned the doll's body before sewing on the head.
玩具匠先给玩偶的身体填上棉花，然后缝上头。
被动形式，说明某物被棉花衬垫或包裹起来。
The box was cottoned with thick padding to protect the glass.
盒子里垫了厚厚的棉花，用来保护玻璃。
grammar · medium
易错句子She cottonned the pillow before sewing it up.
正确表达She cottoned the pillow before sewing it up.
动词加 -ed 时，只有以“重读闭音节 + 单个辅音字母”结尾、且重音落在最后一个音节的词才双写末尾辅音（如 plan → planned）。cotton 重音在第一个音节 /ˈkɑtən/，不满足双写条件，所以直接加 -ed，写作 cottoned，不能写成 cottonned。
grammar · medium
易错句子I cotton with my new classmates.
正确表达I cotton to my new classmates.
cotton 表示“与某人相处融洽、喜欢上某人”时接介词 to，即 cotton to sb，不能接 with；汉语“和…合得来”里的“和”容易让学生直接套用 with，但这里错在介词搭配，把 with 改成 to 才正确（更常见、更中性的说法是 get on/along well with sb）。
grammar · medium
易错句子She cotton her son too much.
正确表达She cottons her son too much.
一般现在时主语是第三人称单数时，行为动词要用第三人称单数形式，cotton 的第三人称单数是 cottons。汉语动词没有人称和数的变化，容易漏掉 -s，写成 She cotton，补上 -s 后才符合主谓一致。
与…合得来；对…产生好感
He cottoned to his new teammates almost immediately.
他几乎立刻就和新队友合得来。
渐渐喜欢上某个想法
She never cottoned to the idea of working weekends.
她一直不喜欢周末上班的想法。
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