cotton
US
UK cotton n: (fabric)
SC 棉布 mián bù
TC 棉布
TC 棉布
SC 棉织物 mián bù，mián zhī wù
We always wore cotton in hot weather.
天热时我们总是会穿棉织物。
cotton n as adj: (made of cotton)
SC 棉的
SC 棉布的
Your cotton dress won't be warm enough this evening.
今天晚上穿你的棉裙子会冷。
cotton n: (plant used for fibers)
SC 棉花 mián huā
TC 棉花
TC 棉花
SC 棉株 mián huā，mián zhū
The Johnsons have raised cotton on that farm for years.
cotton n: (fibers of cotton plant)
SC 棉花 mián huā
TC 棉花
TC 棉花
My father said that picking cotton was the hardest work he ever did.
cotton n: US (cotton wool: fluffy fiber balls)
SC 棉球
Jennie dabbed at her son's grazed knee with a damp cotton.
cotton on vi phrasal: informal (understand)
SC 理解 lǐ jiě
TC 理解
TC 理解
cotton on to [sth] vtr phrasal insep: informal (realise)
SC 认识到 rèn shi dào
TC 認識到
TC 認識到
SC 明白 rèn shi dào，míng bái
She finally cottoned on to the fact that they were teasing her.
absorbent cotton n: (gauze)
SC 脱脂棉 tuō zhī mián
SC 吸水棉 tuō zhī mián，xī shuǐ mián
The cloth used for bandages and gauze is made of absorbent cotton.
cotton candy (US), candyfloss, candy floss (UK), n: (confectionery: spun sugar)
SC 棉花糖 mián huā táng
The cotton candy they sell at the circus is one of our favorite treats.
cotton candy (US), candyfloss, candy floss (UK), n: figurative ([sth] insubstantial)
SC 浮夸之物
TC 浮誇之物
TC 浮誇之物
SC 绣花枕头(比喻)
cotton ball (US), cotton wool ball (UK) n: (fluffy fiber ball)
SC 棉球
I use a cotton ball to apply nail polish remover.
cotton field n: (plantation)
SC 棉花地
SC 棉田
TC 棉田
TC 棉田
cotton gin n: (machine: separates cotton)
SC 轧花机
The invention of the cotton gin was important in the Industrial Revolution.
cotton pad n: (for removing make-up)
SC 化妆棉
cotton picker n: (worker: picks cotton)
SC 采棉工
The cotton picker worked to fill her bag as quickly as possible.
cotton picker n: (machine: picks cotton)
SC 采棉机
cotton picker n: figurative, pejorative, offensive (derogatory: black person) (冒犯)
SC 黑鬼 hēi guǐ
cotton swab (US), cotton bud (UK) n: (cotton wool on stick)
SC 棉签 mián qiān
You shouldn't put anything in your ears, but most people clean them with a cotton swab anyway.
cotton wool n: UK (fluffy fiber)
SC 棉絮，棉花 mián xù，mián huā
TC 棉花
TC 棉花
cottonmouth, cotton mouth n: US, informal (dry feeling in mouth)
SC 口干舌燥
Egyptian cotton n: (plant used for fibres) (植物)
SC 埃及棉 āi jí mián
Egyptian cotton is only cultivated in Egypt.
Egyptian cotton n: (fabric)
SC 埃及棉布 āi jí mián bù
TC 埃及棉
TC 埃及棉
These beautiful bedsheets are made from Egyptian cotton, which is not found in America.
这些漂亮的床单是埃及棉布做的，美国不出产这样的棉布。
pledget, cotton pledget n: (cotton compress)
SC 纱布 shā bù
TC 紗布
TC 紗布
wrap [sb] up in cotton wool, wrap [sb] in cotton wool v expr: UK, figurative (be overprotective toward [sb])
SC 过度保护
SC 娇惯 jiāo guàn