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cotton/ˈkɒt(ə)n/ n. & v.●n. 1 a soft white fibrous substance covering the seeds of certain plants 棉，棉花 2a (in full 全称 cotton plant) a tropical or subtropical plant of the genus Gossypium (mallow family), grown for this fibre or for its seeds (热带或亚热带锦葵科棉属植物)棉株，棉树 b this plant as a crop 棉花作物 3 thread or cloth made from the fibre 棉线；棉布 4 (作 attrib.) made of cotton 棉花制作的 ●v. intr. (foll. by 后跟 to) be attracted by (a person) 被(某人)所吸引 □ cotton on (often foll. by 常后跟 to) colloq. begin to understand [口]开始明白，领悟 □ cotton to US colloq. begin to like [美口]开始喜欢，对…产生好感 □ cottony adj. 有绒毛的，起毛的；柔软的，棉花似的 [Middle English via Old French coton from Arabic kutn] |