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cotton wool

n.原棉,棉絮(=cotton batting)

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cotton wool


soft fluffy absorbent material, originally made from raw cotton, used for bandaging, cleaning, padding, etc 脱脂棉
*(fig 比喻) You shouldn't wrap your children in cotton wool, ie protect them too much from the world. 你不该对孩子娇生惯养.

cotton wool


.cotton 'wool
n[U]BrE
a soft mass of cotton that you use especially for cleaning and protecting wounds
 She put some disinfectant on a piece of cotton wool and dabbed it on her cheek.
wrap sb (up) in cotton wool
to protect someone completely from the dangers, difficulties etc of life
 You can't wrap those kids in cotton wool all their lives.
1. Before they were replaced by steamships, sailing vessels like the Cutty Sark were used to carry tea from China and wool from Australia.
    在蒸汽船取代帆船之前。"卡蒂萨克"号之类的帆船被用来从中国运回茶叶,从澳大利亚运回羊毛。

2. When the dentist at last removed the cotton wool from my mouth, I was able to tell him that he had pulled out the wrong tooth.
    当那位牙医最后将药棉从我嘴中取出时,我总算有可能告诉他,他拔错了牙。

3. The wooden ball is heavier than the cotton one.
    木球比棉球要重.

4. The farmers sheared the wool from the sheep .
    农夫从羊身上剪羊毛。

5. These goats are specially bred for their wool.
    这些山羊是专为剪取羊毛而饲养的.

6. He was clothed in wool.
    他穿着毛衣。

7. He is a cotton grower.
    他是个棉农。

8. He is a cotton planter.
    他是个棉花种植场主。

9. Here too cotton is grown, for which Egypt is rightly famous.
    这里也种植棉花,埃及正是以盛产棉花而闻名遐迩。

10. "They're seated cross-legged on a rug, dressed in loose white cotton shirts and large black trousers, with fabric around their waists that has been dyed bright red.
    "他们盘着腿坐在小地毯上,身着宽松的白色棉布衬衫和肥大的黑裤,腰系染成鲜红色的布带。

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