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

Soak two cotton wool pads with toner or hydrosol, and with upward and outward movements sweep across the face and neck.
将化妆棉蘸上爽肤水或者纯露，朝着向上和向外的方向擦拭面部和颈部。
She dabbed at the cut with cotton wool.
她用药棉轻轻地按了按伤口。
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。
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。
A few words of explanation, an embrace, a kiss on the cheek and then the chloroformed pad of cotton wool thrust in her face and held tightly against her nose and mouth.
几句解释，一个拥抱，在她脸颊上印一个吻，然后他将填满麻醉剂的棉花羊毛衬垫猛堵在她脸上，紧紧捂住她的鼻子和嘴。
She needed some cotton wool to treat her wound.
她需要一些药棉来处理伤口。
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。
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
Yes, I want some cotton wool.
是的，我要一些药棉。
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。