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单词 wool
释义
wool
noun[U]
uk
/wʊl/us
/wʊl/
A2
thesoft,thickhairthatgrowson thebodiesofsheepand some otheranimals:
羊毛；动物毛
Australiais one of the world'smainproducersof wool.澳大利亚是世界上主要的羊毛产地之一。
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thickthreadormaterialthat is made from this:
毛线；毛料
Put onyourredwoolcardigan- it'll beniceandwarm.穿上你的红色羊毛衫——会又漂亮又暖和。
UKHow manyballsofwool did you need toknitthatsweater?你织那件毛衣需要多少团毛线？
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More examples
  • I can'twearwool - it makes meitch.
  • Australiais one of the world'smainproducersof wool.
  • If you've got any wool tosparewhen you'vefinishedthepullover, can you make me somegloves?
  • Thistypeof wool iswovenintofabricthat will makejackets.
  • Theshipwascarryingacargoof wool fromEnglandto France.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
The skin, hair & bone of non-human animals
  • astrakhan
  • baleen
  • bristly
  • bushy
  • coated
  • dander
  • eiderdown
  • fleece
  • fur
  • furry
  • hackles
  • horsehair
  • lambswool
  • mane
  • mother-of-pearl
  • sable
  • seashell
  • sheepskin
  • spine
  • wishbone
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Textiles made from natural fibres

Idiom

pull the wool oversomeone'seyes
(Definition ofwoolfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

wool| American Dictionary

wool
noun[U]
us
/wʊl/
thesoft,curlyhairfromsheep, orthreadorclothmade from this:
Iboughtsomefinewool toknitababysweater.

woolen

adjective[not gradable]us
/ˈwʊl·ən/(alsowool,us/wʊl/)
Shelayunder aredwoolenblanket.
(Definition ofwoolfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofwool

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Wools of inferior quality and intermediate sorts are valued in proportion.
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The above prices are for wools in good condition.
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One of the causes of this variation is the fluctuating price in wools and pelts.
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The same is true in regard to yarns, cottons, and wools.
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About the same time we told their representatives here that we were likely to have considerable supplies of the finer wools for disposal.
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In the meantime, we use wools which we are not properly equipped to deal with.
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Certain commodities, for example, tobacco, wine and knitting wools, are liable to change in weight after they have been prepacked but before they are sold.
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The writing was on the wall in those days, that changes were pending in wools available to us.
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I have some experience in selling knitting wools—admittedly not in this country, but overseas.
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A man is told to pick out all the green wools in one case and all the blue wools in another.
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The proportion of spinning capacity allocated to baby wools has recently been increased.
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Arrangements are, however, being made to issue all knitting wools free of coupon to certain organisations to be approved for the purpose.
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They are merchants, dealers in raw wools and yarns, and theirs is a first-class organisation.
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There were factories which gave employment to workers in the countryside in which the skins and wools were treated.
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There is the fact also that our yarns and wools are characteristic of this country.
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Collocationswithwool

wool

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bale of wool
It is that the nation has lost 100 bales of wool, and that is all.
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fine wool
Those that do producefinewoolinclude products of selective breeding.
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wool production
The combined effect was increasing specialization and division of labour, in particular, a gradual separation of weaving from wool production and wool trade.
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