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wool [wools] (hair of sheep, etc.) noun [UK: wʊl] [US: ˈwʊl] | 羊毛 /yángmáo/noun |
woolly mammoth [woolly mammoths] (Mammuthus primigenius) noun [UK: ˈwʊ.li ˈmæ.məθ] [US: ˈwʊ.li ˈmæ.məθ] | 猛獁象noun 真猛瑪象noun |
cotton wool (absorbent cotton) noun [UK: ˈkɒtn.ˈwʊl] [US: ˈkɒtn.ˈwʊl] | 脫脂棉noun 脱脂棉 /tuōzhīmián/noun 药棉 /yàomián/noun 藥棉noun |
dyed-in-the-wool (firmly established in a person's beliefs or habits) adjective [UK: ˌdaɪd ɪn ðə ˈwʊl] [US: ˌdaɪd ɪn ðə ˈwʊl] | 铁杆 /tiěgǎn/adjective |
glass wool [glass wools] (insulating material) noun [UK: ˈɡlɑːs wʊl] [US: ˈɡlæs ˈwʊl] | 玻璃棉 /bōlí mián/noun |
mineral wool noun | 矿棉 /kuàngmián/noun 礦棉noun 礦物棉noun |
steel wool (fine threads of steel) noun [UK: ˈstiːl.ˈwʊl] [US: ˈstiːl.ˈwʊl] | 鋼絲球noun 鋼絲絨noun 钢丝球 /gāngsīqiú/noun 钢丝绒 /gāngsīróng/noun |
wild and woolly adjective | 粗暴 /cūbào/adjective |