cotton
['kɔtn]
n.棉花, 棉制品, 棉布
vi.喜欢, 开始理解
例句与用法:
Their main exports are textiles, especially silk and cotton.
他们的主要出口货物是纺织品,特别是丝绸和棉布。
India exports tea and cotton to many different countries.
印度向许多国家出口茶叶和棉花。
The import of cotton goods went up sharply in 1986.
在1986年,棉织品的进口猛增。
Cotton material was not known in Europe until much later.
直到很晚之后,欧洲才知道棉花布料。
The nurse put a clean pad of cotton over his wound.
护士在他的伤口上敷了一块干净的纱布垫。
This district grew cotton on a large scale.
这个地区过去大量种棉花。
In hot weather cloths made of a porous material like cotton are best.
热天穿棉布之类有渗透性的材料制成的衣服最为适宜。
Cotton is more comfortable to wear than nylon.
棉布比尼龙穿着舒服。
词形变化:
动词过去式: cottoned | 动词过去分词: cottoned | 动词现在分词: cottoning | 动词第三人称单数: cottons |
n.[U]
1. 棉, 棉花, 棉属植物
2. 棉纱, 棉线
She sewed the buttons on with cotton.
她用棉线把纽扣缝上。
3. 棉布
4. 【美】原棉, 棉絮
vi.
1. 一致, 和谐[(+together/with)]
2. (与某人)亲近, 开始交好[(+to)]
That dog doesn't cotton to strangers.
那条狗不喜欢生人。
3. 【俚】理解, 明白[(+on/on to)]
a.
棉的, 棉制的
cotton
过去式:cottoned
过去分词:cottoned
现在进行时:cottoning
词形变化:
动词过去式: cottoned | 动词过去分词: cottoned | 动词现在分词: cottoning | 动词第三人称单数: cottons |
cotton['kɔtən]n.1.■棉花,棉2.■【植物】棉属(Gossypium)植物3.■棉纱;棉线;棉布;棉织品4.■(其他植物所生的绒毛状的)棉状物5.■[美国俚语]用安非他明苯基丙胺浸泡过的棉布6.■用药物浸泡过的东西adj.1.■棉花的;棉花制的;棉布的vi.1.■交往;相处融洽:He could not cotton with the manager.他和经理相处不好。2.■喜欢;赞成:to cotton to a suggestion赞成建议A girl must cotton to somebody.女孩子必须有一个她所喜欢的人。3.■一致,协调in tall cotton[美国俚语]极富足的shit in high cotton[美国俚语]过富裕生活;暴发
cottoncotton[ˈkɔtn]n.1.■棉花; 棉; 棉树2.■棉纱, 棉线, 棉布, 棉织品3.■棉状物pick cotton采棉花ginned cotton皮棉sewing cotton缝纫用线unginned cotton籽棉
词性变化cotton[ˈkɔtn]adj.1.■棉的; 棉制的cotton clothes棉布衣服cotton goods棉织品cotton[ˈkɔtn]vi.1.■[俗]交友, 开始交好(to, up to, on to)2.■喜欢; 赞成(to, with)3.■一致; 协调, 适合(together, with)4.■[俚]理解(on, on to)cotton to a suggestion赞成一个建议A girl must cotton to somebody.女孩子准有一个她喜欢的人。He cottons to the plan.他倾向于这计划。
继承用法cotton-battingn.1.■[美]棉花(胎); 脱脂棉cotton-caken.1.■棉籽饼cotton-paddedadj.1.■填棉絮的cotton-pickingadj.1.■[美俚]毫无价值的; 糟透的; 该死的cottonpoxn.1.■乳白痘, 类开花cottonseed[ˈkɔtənsi:d]n.1.■棉籽cottontail[ˈkɔtənteɪl]n.1.■美洲产白尾灰色兔cottontapen.1.■棉织带, 纱带cottonweed[ˈkɔtənwi:d]n.1.■鼠曲草属植物cottonwood[ˈkɔtənwʊd]n.1.■杨木, 白杨cottonwooln.1.■[美]棉线, 粗(棉)花, 原棉
noun
[mass noun]
- a soft white fibrous substance which surrounds the seeds of a tropical and subtropical plant and is used as textile fibre and thread for sewing
棉;棉花
a cargo of cotton and wheat.
一船棉花和小麦。
[as modifier]a white cotton blouse.
一件白色的棉短衫。
[count noun] an Indian hammock woven in coloured cottons.
用彩色棉线织的印度吊床。
■[count noun]a thread of this fibre
棉线;棉纱
■(N. Amer.)cotton wool
(北美)原棉;棉絮 - (亦作 cotton plant)the plant which is commercially grown for this product. Oil and a protein-rich flour are also obtained from the seeds
棉树;棉株 - Genus Gossypium, family Malvaceae: many species and forms, including G. barbadense, which is grown in the southern US
锦葵科,棉属: 多种,多形态,包括生长于美国南部的海岛棉
[no obj.](informal)(非正式)
- (cotton on)begin to understand
开始领会;开始明白;领悟
he cottoned on to what I was trying to say.
他开始明白我想说什么了。 - (cotton to)(N. Amer.)have a liking for
(北美)喜爱;喜欢
his rivals didn't cotton to all the attention he was getting.
他的对手不喜欢他那么受关注。
cottony
adjective
语源
- late Middle English: from Old French coton, from Arabic kutn
cotton
名词 cotton:
soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
同义词:cotton fiber, cotton wool
fabric woven from cotton fibers
同义词:cotton cloth
erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers
同义词:cotton plant
thread made of cotton fibers
动词 cotton:
take a liking to
cotton
■How many loses caused by cotton pests in 2002, USA?
2002年美国棉花害虫引起的损失有多少?
■After a couple of weeks, almost all the infected plants bore cotton bolls.
一两星期之后几乎所有有病的棉花都结核了。
■The import of cotton goods go up sharply in 1981.
一九八一年棉织品的进口量急遽上升。
■A small wisp or tuft, as of wool or cotton.
一束或一簇,如羊毛或棉花
■A hank of cotton yarn measures 840 yards.
一汉克的棉纱长达840码。
■A soft cotton mat with good absorption capacity.
一种柔软的纯棉垫子,具有良好的吸水性。
■A soft cotton towel with good absorption capacity.
一种柔软的纯棉毛巾,具有良好的吸水性。
■Baskets of picked cotton; a picked turkey.
一篮子一篮子摘下来的棉花; 退了毛的火鸡
■They refixed the cotton price last month.
上个月他们重新给棉花定了价格。
■Climbing cost of cotton squeezes mill profits.
上涨的棉花价格减少了纺织厂的利润。
■A light cotton or linen fabric of very fine weave.
上等细布精心纺织的轻质棉布或亚麻织物
■Trousers made of a coarse,twilled cotton.
丝光黄斜纹裤用粗糙的斜纹棉布做的裤子。
■A thin, transparent gauze of silk or cotton muslin.
丝纱罗一种用丝或棉花织成的薄而透明的纱布
■Why is the woolen sweater marked"cotton"?
为什么羊毛衫上却标着“棉制品”?
■It's best to allow for shrinkage when buying cotton clothes.
买棉布衣服时最好考虑到它们的缩水率。
■Will you see about getting insecticide for the cotton fields?
买棉花田杀虫剂的事你去办办好吗?
■A quick recovery of the cotton market is generally expected.
人们大都认为棉花市场将迅速恢复。
■Rayon rank second only to cotton as the most widely used fiber.
人造丝是仅次于棉花的使用得最广泛的织物。
■Hoe the wheat today, and the cotton tomorrow.
今天给小麦松土除草,明天锄棉花。
■There is a rightsmart crop of cotton this year.
今年棉花的产量甚大。
■He slept on the job and wasted a lot of cotton.
他上班时睡觉,浪费了许多棉花。
■He could not distinguish cotton from wool.
他不能辨认是棉花还是羊毛。
■They have just got off five hundred bales of cotton.
他们刚脱售了五百包棉纱。
■They were working in the cotton fields.
他们在棉田里干活。
■They channeled their cotton field.
他们在棉田里挖了水渠。
■They used to work in a cotton field.
他们曾在棉花地里工作。
■They are buying rude cotton.
他们正在收购原棉。
■Their main exports are textiles, especially silk and cotton.
他们的主要出口货物是纺织品,特别是丝绸和棉布。
■They do not have as much cotton as we do.
他们的棉花不如我们的多。
■They are dependent upon importation from foreign countries for cotton and grain.
他们的粮、棉依赖从国外进口。
■They grow cotton of long staple.
他们种植长纤维棉花。
■They chopped the cotton and hoed the corn.
他们间棉花苗,锄玉米地。
■He seems to cotton on quick.
他似乎敏于理解事物。
■He seems to cotton on quickly.
他似乎理解事物很快。
■He wrote a meritorious theme about his visit to the cotton mill.
他写了一篇关于参观棉纺织厂的有价值的论文。
■He looked at Emma's femate shape curved under the cotton sheet.
他凝视着被单下艾玛她女人独有的身躯,线条是那么的清晰、诱人。
■He travels in cotton goods.
他到各地推销棉织品。
■He could not cotton with the manager.
他和经理相处不好。
■He invested heavily in the cotton business.
他在棉花生意上投入巨资。
■He once owned a cotton plantation.
他曾拥有一个棉花园。
■He plugged his ears with cotton balls.
他用棉球塞住双耳。
■He continued his operations in cotton futures.
他继续进行棉花期货交易。
■A glossy cotton or rayon and wool fabric.
仿羊驼呢有光泽的棉或人造丝和羊毛混纺织物
■You don't cotton to me,and vice versa.
你不喜欢我,反过来,我也不喜欢你。
■You ought to be content with simple cotton dress.
你得满足于穿着简单的棉布衣服。
■Can you distinguish cotton cloth from linen?
你能否识别棉布和亚麻布?
■It's time you stopped wrapping Ronald in cotton wool and let him play with other children.
你该结束对罗纳德的溺爱了,让他去和其他孩子玩吧。
■Agreeably to your request, we have send you, through messrs. yamada* co.,40 bales of cotton.
依照您的要求,我们已通过山田公司向您发去40包棉花。
■A piece of such leather, or a cotton fabric made to resemble it, used as a polishing cloth or in shirts.
充羚羊皮一块此类的皮革或仿此制作的一块棉织物,用作打磨上光布或用在衬衫上
■Public irrigation is the heart of cotton farming.
公共水利设施是棉花生产的命脉。