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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- cotton
['kɔtn]
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1.
noun
[u]
(fabric) 棉布
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2.
noun
(plant) 棉树
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3.
noun
(thread) 棉线
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4.
cpd
[+dress]
[ sheets etc]
棉布
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- cotton
[ˈkɒtən]
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1.
n.[u]
原棉，棉花
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He also imported raw cotton from America in his own ships.
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他也用自己的船从美国进口原棉。
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2.
noun
[Person Name]
戈登，科顿
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3.
n.[u]
棉布；棉织物
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He wore dark trousers with a light cotton shirt.
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他穿着深色裤子，搭配浅色的棉衬衣。
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4.
n.[u]
[Botany]
棉（花）树
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The United States, China and India all grow cotton plants as crops.
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美国、中国和印度都把棉花当农作物种植。
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5.
n.[u]
棉线，棉纱
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She stitched the holes with cotton thread.
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她用棉线缝好了这些洞。
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6.
vi.
对……产生好感，与……交好
Collins English-English Dictionary
- cotton
['kɒtən]
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1.
n
any of various herbaceous plants and shrubs of the malvaceous genus Gossypium, such as sea-island cotton, cultivated in warm climates for the fibre surrounding the seeds and the oil within the seeds - See also sea-island cotton
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2.
n
the soft white downy fibre of these plants: used to manufacture textiles
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3.
n
cotton plants collectively, as a cultivated crop
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4.
n
a cloth or thread made from cotton fibres
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5.
n
(as modifier)
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a cotton dress
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6.
n
any substance, such as kapok (silk cotton), resembling cotton but obtained from other plants
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7.
n
See also cotton on cotton to
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8.
n
[Etymology]
C14: from Old French coton, from Arabic dialect qutun, from Arabic qutn
Examples
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The distribution position of cotton root system in the tilth is closely related with cotton yield.
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棉花根系在耕层分布的位置与产量密切相关.
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cotton zone
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产棉区
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His family has farmed cotton here for many generations.
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他家数代耕种棉花。
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They used to work in a cotton field.
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他们曾在棉花地里工作。
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I prefer cotton clothes.
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我更喜欢棉制衣服。
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