cotton
柯林斯词典
1. N-MASS Cotton is a type of cloth made from soft fibres from a particular plant. 棉布
...a cotton shirt. …一件棉布衬衫。
2. N-UNCOUNT Cotton is a plant which is grown in warm countries and which produces soft fibres used in making cotton cloth. 棉花
...a large cotton plantation in Tennessee. …位于田纳西州的一个大棉花种植园。
3. N-UNCOUNT Cotton or absorbent cotton is a soft mass of cotton, used especially for applying liquids or creams to your skin. 脱脂棉; 药棉[美国英语]
4. N-MASS Cotton is thread that is used for sewing, especially thread that is made from cotton. 棉线[英国英语]
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cotton /ˈkɒtən/ (cottons)
剑桥词典
- the threads that grow around the seeds of a tall plant grown especially in the US, China , and South Asia
- Natural fibres such as cotton tend to be cooler .
- A sweater knitted in pure cotton hasn't much give .
- He shivered with cold in his thin cotton shirt .
- Black slaves used to work on the cotton plantations of the southern United States.
- The final stage of the production of cotton is when it is spun into thread . 返回 cotton
棉，棉花
a bale of cotton 一大包棉花
thread or cloth made from the fibres of the cotton plant
棉线；棉布
a shirt made of pure cotton 纯棉衬衫
She looked pretty in a simple cotton dress . 她穿着朴素的棉布连衣裙，看上去很漂亮。
UK a reel of cotton (= thread ) 一卷棉线
US or Indian English (UK cotton wool)
cotton in the form of a soft mass , usually used for cleaning your skin
（通常用于清洁皮肤的）药棉，脱脂棉
cotton pads 化妆棉
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