cotton
音标发音
- 英式音标 ['kɒt(ə)n]
- 美式音标 [ˈkɑː.t̬ən]
- 国际音标 ['kɔtən]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- n. 棉花;棉布;棉线
- vi. 一致;理解;和谐;亲近
- adj. 棉的;棉制的
- n. (Cotton)人名;(英、西、葡)科顿;(法)戈登
词源解说
- 13世纪晚期进入英语,直接源自古法语的coton;最初源自阿拉伯语的qutn,意为棉,棉花,棉线,棉制品。
用法辨析
- cotton指用以纺纱织布的白色纤维物质。
- cotton是物质名词,不可数,可以作定语,没有复数形式。用it指代表示数量意义时,可在其前使用表示计量意义的名词再加of的结构。
n. (名词)
词组短语
- cultivate cotton 培植棉花
- export cotton 出口棉花
- grow cotton 种棉花
- import cotton 进口棉花
- pick cotton 摘棉花
用作名词 (n.)
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英英字典
- the threads that grow around the seeds of a tall plant grown especially in the US, China, and South Asia
- Cotton is a type of cloth made from soft fibres from a particular plant.
- Cotton is a plant which is grown in warm countries and which produces soft fibres used in making cotton cloth.
- Cotton or absorbent cotton is a soft mass of cotton, used especially for applying liquids or creams to your skin.
- Cotton is thread that is used for sewing, especially thread that is made from cotton.
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专业释义
- 棉
- 棉布
- 棉花
- 棉花