cotton

英 [ˈkɒtn]

美 [ˈkɑːtn]

n.  棉，棉花(植株); 棉织物; 棉布; 棉线; 棉纱
v.  一致; 理解; 和谐; 亲近

复数：cottons　过去式：cottoned　过去分词：cottoned　现在分词：cottoning　第三人称单数：cottons　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.3222 / COCA.3136

短语动词

短语用例

cotton on (to sth)

• 明白；领悟；意识到
  to begin to understand or realize sth without being told
  1. cotton fields/plants
     棉田 / 株
  2. bales of cotton
     大包的棉花

cotton (up) to sb/sth

• 向…讨好；巴结；与…套近乎
  to make an attempt to be friendly to sb
  1. Use a cotton ball to apply the lotion.
     用棉球涂外用药水。

牛津词典

noun

• 棉，棉花（植株）
  a plant grown in warm countries for the soft white hairs around its seeds that are used to make cloth and thread
  1. cotton fields/plants
     棉田 / 株
  2. bales of cotton
     大包的棉花
• 棉织物；棉布
  the cloth made from the cotton plant
  1. The sheets are 100% pure cotton.
     这些被单是100%的纯棉。
  2. a cotton shirt/skirt
     棉布衬衫 / 裙子
  3. printed cotton cloth
     印花棉布
  4. the cotton industry
     棉纺织业
  5. a cotton mill
     棉纺厂
• 棉线；棉纱
  thread that is used for sewing
  1. Use a cotton ball to apply the lotion.
     用棉球涂外用药水。
• 棉线；棉纱
  thread that is used for sewing
  1. Use a cotton ball to apply the lotion.
     用棉球涂外用药水。

verb

verb

柯林斯词典

• N-MASS 棉布
  Cottonis a type of cloth made from soft fibres from a particular plant.
  1. ...a cotton shirt.
     棉布衬衫
• N-UNCOUNT 棉;棉花;棉株
  Cottonis a plant which is grown in warm countries and which produces soft fibres used in making cotton cloth.
  1. ...a large cotton plantation in Tennessee.
     田纳西州大片的棉田
• N-MASS 棉线;棉纱
  Cottonis thread that is used for sewing, especially thread that is made from cotton.
  1. There's a needle and cotton there.
     那儿有针和线。

in AM, use 美国英语用 thread


• 脱脂棉;药棉
  Cottonorabsorbent cottonis a soft mass of cotton, used especially for applying liquids or creams to your skin.

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 cotton wool

英英释义

noun

• fabric woven from cotton fibers
• thread made of cotton fibers
• erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers
  Synonym:cotton plant
• soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
  Synonym:cotton fibercotton wool

verb

• take a liking to
  1. cotton to something

双语例句

• Most of the rugs are simple cotton squares.
  多数小地毯是简单的棉质方块垫。
• Wear cotton gloves when cleaning silver, because the acid in your skin can tarnish the metal.
  清洁银器时要戴上棉手套，因为你皮肤里的酸性物质会使它失去光泽。
• His style of humor was very human, and that's why people cotton to him
  他的幽默很有人情味，这让人们开始喜欢上他。
• They have been bartering wheat for cotton and timber
  他们一直用小麦交换棉花和木材。
• Cotton was picked and weighed up.
  棉花已摘下来，并已称重。
• Her cotton dress had ripped down the front.
  她的棉布连衣裙前面都扯裂了。
• It seemed to me that I was being shut out of the dialogue and that's something I just don't cotton to.
  我觉得自己完全插不上话，这让我很不爽。
• Last year's cotton crop was an unmitigated disaster
  去年棉花作物所遭遇的是彻头彻尾的灾难。
• He was wearing cotton pants and an open-necked shirt.
  他穿着纯棉裤子和开领衬衫。
• Cotton prices remain firm and demand is strong
  棉花价格始终保持坚挺，需求旺盛。