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

He dabbed the wound on her arm gently with cotton wool.
他用药棉轻擦她胳膊上的伤口。
Festoon, of paper, paperboard, cotton wool etc., for use as carnival decorations
化装舞会装饰用彩旗，纸、纸板和棉绒等制
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。
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。
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。
In 1906, a Pennsylvania movie theater soaked a wad of cotton wool in rose oil and placed it in front of a fan.
早在1906年，位于宾夕法尼亚州的一家电影院曾将棉花浸泡在玫瑰油中，并将它置于风扇前。
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。
She needed some cotton wool to treat her wound.
她需要一些药棉来处理伤口。
My legs feel like cotton wool.
我感觉两条腿像棉花一样。
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；