Word · Frequency #3222
cotton
棉花;棉纤维
核心释义
the soft silky fiber obtained from cotton plants
- 1.
一种纤维物质
A fibrous substance:
- 2.
棉花植物的柔软丝状纤维的原始状态
soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
- 3.
一种植物来源
A plant source:
- 4.
由棉纤维织成的织物
fabric woven from cotton fibers
- 5.
这种物质制成的产品
A manufactured product of such a substance:
- 6.
直立灌木状锦葵植物或小树,结有含有许多长毛纤维种子的棉桃
erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers
棉布;棉织物;棉株;棉花植株;一种纤维物质;棉花植物的柔软丝状纤维的原始状态;一种植物来源
用法In use
Cotton is one of the most important natural materials in the clothing industry.
用法提示:cotton 为不可数名词,指棉花/棉纤维,在句中作主语。
Many farmers in this area grow cotton to sell to textile factories.
用法提示:cotton 为不可数名词,指棉花作物/原料,作动词 grow 的宾语。
This blanket is made of soft cotton and keeps me warm at night.
用法提示:cotton 为不可数名词,指棉织物/材料,作介词 of 的宾语。
a cotton + noun
cotton 作名词修饰语时直接放在另一个名词前,用单数形式,后面不加 of。
He bought a cotton shirt for the summer.
他买了一件棉布衬衫留夏天穿。
be made of cotton
cotton 指材料时是不可数名词,前面不加 a,也不用复数;表示“由……制成”常用 be made of/from cotton。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- cotton wool
- 脱脂棉;棉絮
- She cleaned the cut with a piece of cotton wool.她用一块脱脂棉清洗了伤口。
- cotton candy
- 棉花糖(美式说法)
- The children bought pink cotton candy at the fair.孩子们在集市上买了粉色的棉花糖。
- raw cotton
- 原棉
- The factory imports raw cotton from Egypt every year.这家工厂每年从埃及进口原棉。
- cotton field
- 棉田
- The cotton fields stretched as far as we could see.棉田一望无际。
- cotton plant
- 棉花植株
学习提示Learner notes
语法说明Grammar Note
作为物质名词通常不可数;复数 cottons 表示不同种类或棉织品。
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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