cotton
美音:
[´kɔtən
]英音:
[´kɔtən
]n.棉花,棉线
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cotton为中学词汇
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词形变化:
动词过去式:cottoned 过去分词:cottoned 现在分词:cottoning 第三人称单数:cottons
近义词, 同义词
cotton
/'kɒtn; `kɑtn/
n [U]
1 (a) soft white fibrous substance round the seeds of a tropical plant, used for making thread, cloth, etc 棉花
*bales of cotton 大包小包的棉花.
(b) this plant when growing 棉树; 棉株
*[attrib 作定语] working in the cotton fields 在棉田里干活.
2 (a) thread spun from cotton yarn 棉线
*a needle and cotton 针和线.
(b) cloth made from this 棉布
*[attrib 作定语] a cotton dress 棉布连衣裙.
1. 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。
2. The wooden ball is heavier than the cotton one. 木球比棉球要重.
3. He is a cotton grower. 他是个棉农。
4. He is a cotton planter. 他是个棉花种植场主。
5. 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。
6. "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。
7. She acquired a cargo of 3265 elephant tusks, 3700 pounds of beeswax, 800 pounds of raw Gambian cotton, 32 ounces of Gambian gold and — most valued of all — 140 slaves. 该船装载了3265根象牙、3700磅重的蜂蜡、800磅重的冈比亚原棉、32盎司的冈比亚黄金和——最为值钱的东西——140个奴隶。
8. My friend wore a faded cotton shirt over a T-shirt and a wrinkled skirt over sweat pants. 我的朋友在短袖圆领汗衫上外面套了一件褪了色的全棉衬衣,还在宽松的长运动裤外面套了一条起皱的裙子。
9. Cotton is one of Egypt´s staples. 棉花是埃及的主要贸易项目之一.
10. I tried to say something, but my mouth was full of cotton wool. 我想说点什么,但我嘴里塞满了药棉。
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