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

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。
My legs feel like cotton wool.
我感觉两条腿像棉花一样。
One family even saved the small plugs of cotton wool in the tops of Aspirin bottles.
有个家庭甚至将塞在阿司匹林瓶子顶部的小块棉絮都存了下来。
Luckily I had brought with me in my toilet bag a quantity of cotton wool.
很走运，我在化妆包里带了一些药棉。
She dabbed at the cut with cotton wool.
她用药棉轻轻地按了按伤口。
He dabbed the wound on her arm gently with cotton wool.
他用药棉轻擦她胳膊上的伤口。
She needed some cotton wool to treat her wound.
她需要一些药棉来处理伤口。
Mother is filling the ready-made pillowslip with cotton wool. B, Interval between top sheet and foundation drapes covered by sterile pillowcases.
妈妈正在往做好的枕套里充填棉絮。B上单与底单间隙用无菌枕套覆盖。
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。
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。