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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[mián]
  1. 1. noun [指植物] cotton
    cotton field
  2. 2. noun [棉花] cotton
    姑娘们正在纺织布。
    The girls are weaving cotton cloth.
  3. 3. noun [棉状物] fibre (英)
  4. 4. noun [棉状物] fiber (美)

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[mián]
  1. 1. noun general name for cotton and kapok
  2. 2. noun cotton
    纺织品
    cotton textiles
  3. 3. adjective cotton-padded; quilted
    大衣
    cotton-padded overcoat

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[mián]
  1. 1.
  2. 2.
    签。
  3. 3. 花的絮状物
    腈纶

Examples

这件夹克衫是的还是毛的?
Is this jacket cotton or woollen?
、麻、丝、毛等,都是天然的优质纺织纤维原料。
Cotton, hemp, silk, wool, etc., are good natural textile fibers.
纤维是一种重要的纺织原料。
Cotton fibre is an important textile material.
这床被厚薄均匀。
He wore dark trousers with a light cotton shirt.
他穿着深色裤子,搭配浅色的衬衣。
She wore a cotton shirt over a wide box pleated skirt.
她套了一件衬衫在宽松的箱形褶裥的裙子上。

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