plural cottons
plural cottons
Learner's definition of COTTON
1
[noncount] : a soft, white material that grows on the seeds of a tall plant and that is used to make cloth棉;棉花 also : the plants on which this material grows棉花植株 -
He grows cotton.他种植棉花。
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fields of cotton棉田
2
[count, noncount] : cloth that is made of cotton棉布 also : clothing that is made of this cloth棉布衣 3
[noncount] chiefly British : yarn that is made of cotton棉线;棉纱
2 cotton /ˈkɑːtn̩/ verb
cottons; cottoned; cottoning
cottons; cottoned; cottoning
Learner's definition of COTTON
cotton on
[phrasal verb] informal
: to begin to understand something : to catch on领会;意识到 —
often + to
cotton to
[phrasal verb] cotton to (someone or something) US, informal
: to begin to like someone or something喜欢上;对…产生好感