cotton

柯林斯词典

1. N-MASS Cotton is a type of cloth made from soft fibres from a particular plant. 棉布
...a cotton shirt. …一件棉布衬衫。
2. N-UNCOUNT Cotton is a plant which is grown in warm countries and which produces soft fibres used in making cotton cloth. 棉花
...a large cotton plantation in Tennessee. …位于田纳西州的一个大棉花种植园。
3. N-UNCOUNT Cotton or absorbent cotton is a soft mass of cotton, used especially for applying liquids or creams to your skin. 脱脂棉; 药棉[美国英语]
4. N-MASS Cotton is thread that is used for sewing, especially thread that is made from cotton. 棉线[英国英语]

Natural fibres such as cotton tend to be cooler .
A sweater knitted in pure cotton hasn't much give .
He shivered with cold in his thin cotton shirt .
Black slaves used to work on the cotton plantations of the southern United States.
The final stage of the production of cotton is when it is spun into thread .