be on to something

常见例句

Snyder might be on to something.
斯奈德可能将要发生什么。
In a prophetic moment, an electronics workshop teacher told him that the person who combined computers with wireless would be on to something big.
好像是注定的一样，一次电子工厂的师傅告诉他，能将电脑通过无线连接起来的人会成为个伟大的人。
Skeptics notwithstanding, the Beatles could well be on to something fruitful again, which may find expression in who knows what strange new musical forms.
尽管还有人对此表示怀疑，但是披头士终于又可以再次进行大量的创作了，可能又会发现新奇的音乐表现方式。

I wouldn't want to be his teammate. I think if I was a Lakers fan or Kobe was on my team that would be something I'd really look forward to as a sports fan.
He was continually imagining himself to be someone on the verge of saying something spectacular, but he wasn't quite there yet.
他一直想象自己,成为那种能说出一些惊世骇俗的话的人，但是他还没有到那一步。
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The Earth seems to be a pretty good inertial system, because on the ground, you leave something, it stays there.
地球看上去是个不错的惯性系,因为什么东西放在地上,都会保持静止
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But DeWitt, who cut his teeth at Cisco and Sun, may be on to something.
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We hate to say it, but they might actually be on to something here.
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Nonetheless, there are plenty of other economic indicators that suggest that Cramer may be on to something.
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