单词 | cotton |
释义 | Word Frequency cotton(ˈkɒtən) noun 1. 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 2. the soft white downy fibre of these plants: used to manufacture textiles 3. cotton plants collectively, as a cultivated crop 4. a. a cloth or thread made from cotton fibres b. (as modifier) a cotton dress 5. any substance, such as kapok (silk cotton), resembling cotton but obtained from other plants Derived forms cottony (ˈcottony) adjective Word origin C14: from Old French coton, from Arabic dialect qutun, from Arabic qutnWord Frequency Cotton(ˈkɒtən) noun Sir Henry. 1907–87, English golfer: three times winner of the British Open (1934, 1937, 1948) |
随便看 |
英语词典包含233703条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。