cotton /ˈkɒtən/ star3 CET4 TEM4 (cottons)

• 1.  

  N-MASS（集合名词） Cotton is a type of cloth made from soft fibres from a particular plant. 棉布

  例：

  ...a cotton shirt.

  …一件棉布衬衫。

• 2.  

  N-UNCOUNT（不可数名词） Cotton is a plant which is grown in warm countries and which produces soft fibres used in making cotton cloth. 棉花

  例：

  ...a large cotton plantation in Tennessee.

  …位于田纳西州的一个大棉花种植园。

• 3.  

  N-UNCOUNT（不可数名词） 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（集合名词） Cotton is thread that is used for sewing, especially thread that is made from cotton. 棉线 [英国英语]