cotton wool
noun /ˌkɒtn ˈwʊl/
/ˌkɑːtn ˈwʊl/
(British English) (US English (absorbent) cotton)
[uncountable]- enlarge imagea soft mass of white material that is used for cleaning the skin or a wound
药棉;脱脂棉 - cotton wool balls
药用棉球
Collocations DictionaryCotton wool is used before these nouns:- pad
- cotton wool balls