wool
美音:
[wu:l
]英音:
[wu:l
]n.羊毛,毛织品,毛线,绒线,毛料衣物
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wool
/wʊl; wul/
n
1 (a) [U] fine soft hair that forms the coats of sheep, goats and some other animals (eg the llama and alpaca) 羊毛; 其他动物的毛(如亚美利加驼和羊驼的毛)
*These goats are specially bred for their wool. 这些山羊是专为剪取羊毛而饲养的.
(b) [U] yarn, cloth, clothing, etc made from this 毛线; 毛料; 毛料衣物
*a ball of knitting wool 一团毛线
* a (type of) fine/heavy wool (一种)细毛[重脂含杂毛]
* [attrib 作定语] the `wool trade 羊毛业
* a wool (ie woollen) coat, blanket, etc 毛料大衣、毛毯.
2 [U] substance that looks and feels like sheep's wool 似羊毛的物质
*cotton wool 原棉
* wire wool 金属丝团.
3 (idm 习语) pull the wool over sb's eyes => pull2.
wool
n[U][
Language: Old English;Origin: wull]
the soft thick hair that sheep and some goats have on their body
→
lambswoolmaterial made from wool
a pure wool skirt a mix of 80% wool and 20% man-made fibresknitting needle,
woolthread made from wool that you use to
knit clothes
American Equivalent:
yarn a ball of pink woolpull the wool over sb's eyesto deceive someone by not telling the truth
→
cotton wool, dyed-in-the-wool, steel wool, wire wool
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 farmers sheared the wool from the sheep . 农夫从羊身上剪羊毛。
4. These goats are specially bred for their wool. 这些山羊是专为剪取羊毛而饲养的.
5. He was clothed in wool. 他穿着毛衣。
6. Its wool, which had been dyed black, had been washed clean by the rain! 原来羊毛上染的黑色被雨水冲掉了!
7. 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。
8. I wore a wool hat that concealed my hair and an unfashionable coat and glasses with sun shades that clipped on. 我戴着一顶把头发掩盖住的羊毛帽子,穿着一件老式的外套、并戴一付夹着遮阳墨镜片的眼镜。
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