wool
/wʊl/noun
mass noun
1
- the fine soft curly or wavy hair forming the coat of a sheep, goat, or similar animal, especially when shorn and prepared for use in making cloth or yarn（尤指被剪下, 待用于制布或纺纱的）羊毛。
1.1
- yarn or textile fibre made from such hair绒线; 毛线。
2
- a thing resembling such hair in form or texture, in particular羊毛状的东西, 尤指：
2.1
- with modifier the soft underfur or down of some other mammals（某些哺乳动物的）绒毛：
beaver wool.
海狸毛。
2.2
- with modifier a metal or mineral made into a mass of fine fibres金属（或矿）丝：
lead wool.
铅丝。
短语
pull the wool over someone's eyes
- deceive someone by telling untruths蒙骗某人, 欺骗某人。
派生词
wool-like
adjective词源
Old English wull, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wol and German Wolle, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin lana 'wool'， vellus 'fleece'.