英语词汇“to be or live in cotton-wool”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

> as lemmas

to be or live in cotton-wool

b. figurative. to be or live in cotton-wool. Also to keep or wrap in cotton-wool.

ΚΠ

1869 D. M. Mulock Woman's Kingdom II. 45 Letty would never be happy unless she lived in clover and cotton-wool.

1889 S. A. Barnett Let. 13 Apr. in H. Barnett Canon S.A.B. (1918) II. xxxix. 140 She is still very weak and has to be wrapped in cotton-wool.

1890 J. Payn Burnt Million II. xxix. 230 To be in cotton-wool is a phrase significant of superfluous comfort.

c1890 Bp. Selwyn in F. D. How Life (1899) 260 We can't be kept in bandboxes and wrapped in cotton wool all our lives.

1955 M. Gilbert Sky High v. 71 We couldn't keep him in cotton wool.

extracted from cotton wooln.

as lemmas

单词	to be or live in cotton-wool
释义	> as lemmas to be or live in cotton-wool b. figurative. to be or live in cotton-wool. Also to keep or wrap in cotton-wool. ΚΠ 1869 D. M. Mulock Woman's Kingdom II. 45 Letty would never be happy unless she lived in clover and cotton-wool. 1889 S. A. Barnett Let. 13 Apr. in H. Barnett Canon S.A.B. (1918) II. xxxix. 140 She is still very weak and has to be wrapped in cotton-wool. 1890 J. Payn Burnt Million II. xxix. 230 To be in cotton-wool is a phrase significant of superfluous comfort. c1890 Bp. Selwyn in F. D. How Life (1899) 260 We can't be kept in bandboxes and wrapped in cotton wool all our lives. 1955 M. Gilbert Sky High v. 71 We couldn't keep him in cotton wool. extracted from cotton wooln. < as lemmas
随便看	clothfolding clothhall clothhead clothheaded clothier clothier-bee clothierbee clothiers clothify clothing clothing book clothing club clothing coupon clothing of care clothing store clothing wool clothings clothlaying clothless clothlet clothlooker clothmaker clothmaking clothman clothmarket