Grammar Note
表示“与……相处融洽”时，cotton 为不及物动词，后接 with。
与…相处融洽；与…合得来
cottoning — present participle of cotton
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与…相处融洽；与…合得来
To get on well with someone or something; to have a good relationship.
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.
cotton
Base
原形
cottons
3rd person
第三人称单数
cottoning
-ing
现在分词
cottoned
Past
过去式
cottoned
Past participle
过去分词
She cottons to new ideas quickly.
她很快就能接受新想法。
He cottoned on to the joke after a moment.
过了一会儿他才明白这个笑话。
I am cottoning on to what you mean.
我正开始明白你的意思。
规则动词。
The cat cottons to anyone who gives it food.
这只猫对给它食物的人都很亲近。
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。
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表示“与……相处融洽”时，cotton 为不及物动词，后接 with。
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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