cot‧ton 1 W3 / kɒtn $ kɑtn / 名词 [不可数名词]

1 cloth or thread made from the white hair of the cotton plant :

a white cotton shirt

Made from 100% cotton.

2 a plant with white hairs on its seeds that are used for making cotton cloth and thread

3 British English thread used for sewing :

a needle and cotton

a cotton reel (= small round tube which cotton thread is wound around )

4 American English cotton wool

COLLOCATIONS

形容词

thin/light cotton a thin cotton dress

fine cotton (= thin and good quality ) For summer, fine cotton is more comfortable.

pure cotton (= not mixed with any other materials ) shirts made from pure cotton

raw cotton (= natural, and not prepared for use ) They imported raw cotton from America.

50%/100 per cent etc cotton These lightweight trousers are made from 100% cotton.

cotton + NOUN

a cotton shirt/dress/jacket etc Egyptian cotton sheets are very expensive here.

cotton cloth/fabric cotton cloth from India

cotton thread (= long thin cotton string that you use for sewing ) I need some dark blue cotton thread.

the cotton industry/trade The cotton industry began to boom in the 1780s.

a cotton field/farmer/plantation etc Texas produced half of the US cotton crop.

a cotton mill (= factory where cotton is made into thread or cloth )

动词

be made of/from cotton The fabric is made of cotton or wool.