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cot·ton AHD[kŏtʹn] D.J.[ˈkɒtn]K.K.[ˈkɑtņ]n.（名词）  cottoncotton plant with bolls- Any of various shrubby plants of the genusGossypium, having showy flowers and grown for the soft, white, downy fibers surrounding oil-rich seeds. 棉花，草棉，木棉：多种棉属 的灌木植物，花绚丽，种植为了收获其富油的种子周围的柔软、白色绒羽状纤维
- The fiber of any of these plants, used in making textiles and other products.棉花絮：这种植物的纤维，用于制造纺织品或其他产品
- Thread or cloth manufactured from the fiber of these plants.棉线，棉布：由这种植物的纤维生产出的线或布
- The crop of these plants.棉花作物：这种植物的产品
- Any of various soft, downy substances produced by other plants, as on the seeds of a cottonwood.棉絮：产生于其他植物（如棉白杨种子上）的柔软羽绒状物质
n.attributive.（定语名词）- Often used to modify another noun:常用于修饰另一名词：cotton shirts; cotton mills.棉衬衣；棉厂
v.intr.（不及物动词）cot.toned, cot.ton.ing, cot.tons 【非正式用语】 - To take a liking; attempt to be friendly:喜欢上；试图变得友好：a dog that didn't cotton to strangers; an administration that will cotton up to the most repressive of regimes.对陌生人不友好的一只狗；对于最强制性的政体都要讨好的政府
- To come to understand. Often used withto or onto: 开始理解：开始理解。通常与to 或 onto连用 ： "The German bosses . . . never cottoned to such changes"(N.R. Kleinfield)“德国的这些老板…从没理解过这种变化”(N.R.克莱因菲尔德)
- Middle English cotoun 中古英语 cotoun
- from Old French coton 源自 古法语 coton
- from Old Italian cotone 源自 古意大利语 cotone
- from Arabic dialectal qoṭon 源自 阿拉伯方言 qoṭon
- from Arabic quṭn 源自 阿拉伯语 quṭn
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