cotton

S2 W1

in Vietnamese Sợi bông, vải bông

BrE /ˈkɒt.ən/ AmE /ˈkɑːt.ən/

noun en → vi

1 FABRIC [uncountable] A2

Sợi bông, vải bông

a soft, white material that is made from the seeds of a plant and used to make cloth and clothing

  • cotton fabric

Collocations cotton shirt · cotton dress

  • She wore a cotton blouse.

    Cô ấy mặc áo sơ mi bằng vải bông.

2 PLANT [countable, uncountable] B1

Cây bông

a plant that produces white fluffy seeds which are used to make cloth and clothing

  • cotton plants

Collocations cotton field · cotton farm

  • The farmers are harvesting cotton.

    Những nông dân đang thu hoạch cây bông.

3 PRODUCT [uncountable] B1

Sợi bông thô

the seeds of the cotton plant, which can be separated and used to make cloth and clothing

  • cotton harvest

Collocations cotton gin · cotton mill

  • The cotton is being processed in the factory.

    Sợi bông đang được xử lý trong nhà máy.

10 METAPHOR [transitive] B2

Không nhận ra, không để ý đến

to be completely unaware of something or to not notice it

  • cotton to something
  • She cottoned on to the fact that he was lying.

    Cô ấy nhận ra rằng anh ta đang nói dối.