cottoning

1. [U]棉,棉花 plant with soft, white stuff round the seeds
2. [U]棉线,棉布 cloth or thread that is made from the soft white stuff on the seeds of a plant that grows in hot countries

• cultivate cotton培植棉花
• export cotton出口棉花
• grow cotton种棉花
• import cotton进口棉花
• pick cotton摘棉花
• plant cotton种棉花
• raise cotton种棉花
• weave cotton纺棉花

• raw cotton原棉
• white cotton雪白的棉花

• sewing cotton缝纫用线
• silk cotton丝棉
• upland cotton陆地棉

• cotton candy棉花糖
• cotton curtain棉幕
• cotton mill纺织厂
• cotton plant棉树,棉株
• cotton print印花棉布
• cotton tree棉树

• a sack of cotton一大袋棉花
• a sheet of cotton一片棉花
• a slice of cotton一薄片棉花
• a ton of cotton一吨棉花

cotton fabric棉布；棉纤物

cotton yarn棉纱；棉纱线

cotton fiber棉纤维

cotton spinning棉纺；棉纺工艺

cotton cloth棉布

cotton textile棉纺织品

raw cotton原棉；未加工棉

cotton ball棉球；硼钠钙石

cotton wool原棉；棉绒；脱脂棉

cotton fibre棉纤维

cotton goods棉制品；棉纺织品；应交税的商品

cotton thread棉线

white cotton白棉花

cotton pad化装棉；棉褥

cotton piece goods棉布匹

combed cotton精梳棉；精棉；精梳棉纱

organic cotton有机棉

cotton mill n. 纺织厂

cotton canvas棉帆布；棉质油画布

cotton bollworm棉铃虫

1. India exports tea and cotton to many different countries.
   印度向许多国家出口茶叶和棉花。
2. This district used to grow cotton on a large scale.
   这个地区过去大量种棉花。
3. The import of cotton goods went up sharply in 1986.
   在1986年，棉织品的进口猛增。
4. Cotton material was not known in Europe until much later.
   直到很晚之后，欧洲才知道棉花布料。
5. In hot weather cloths made of a porous material like cotton are best.
   热天穿棉布之类有渗透性的材料制成的衣服最为适宜。
6. Cotton is more comfortable to wear than nylon.
   棉布比尼龙穿着舒服。