cotton wool

英 [ˌkɒtn ˈwʊl]

美 [ˌkɑːtn ˈwʊl]

n. 药棉; 脱脂棉

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牛津词典

noun

药棉；脱脂棉
a soft mass of white material that is used for cleaning the skin or a wound
1. cotton wool balls
  药用棉球

(尤指在皮肤上擦液体或护肤霜时用的)药棉，脱脂棉
Cotton woolis a soft mass of cotton, used especially for applying liquids or creams to your skin.

in AM, use 美国英语用 cotton

noun

soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
Synonym:cottoncotton fiber

Cotton wool and sticky tape ( enough for one Santa beard each)
脱脂棉和胶带纸（足够我们每人做一个圣诞老人的胡子）
She dabbed at the cut with cotton wool.
她用药棉轻轻地按了按伤口。
His mother has kept him in cotton wool for most of his life.
他一生中大部分时间都得到母亲的细心照料。
When the dentist at last removed the cotton wool from my mouth, I was able to teel him that he had pulled out the wrong tooth.
当那位牙医最后将药棉从我嘴里取出时，我总算可能告诉他，他拔错了牙。
Our company is specializing in the production of cotton wool series.
我公司是专业生产以全棉系列毛。
He would be pretty easy for insurgents to spot. They'd just have to look for a guy wrapped in cotton wool.
他相当容易被暴徒识别。那些人只要去找找哪个人是裹着棉毛衣的家伙就行。
Fomentation with warm water, cotton wool and Dettol or salt should be applied at night before sleep.
用暖水，原棉和地特尔或盐热敷，能在夜间睡觉前应用。
The activity of CMC enzyme and cellulose of cotton wool were quite similar;
CMC酶与纤维素脱脂棉酶活性变化趋势相近；
His ears were stuffed with cotton wool and his sense of hearing had suddenly failed.
他的耳朵里塞上了原棉，听觉突然丧失了。
This pad consists of one thickness of cotton wool and two thicknesses of felt.
这个垫子有一层棉花两层呢毡。