wool

noun

/wʊl/

[uncountable]Idioms

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the soft hair that covers the body of sheep and some other animals（羊等的）绒，毛
- Sheep were kept for their wool and meat.绵羊被保留以饲养羊毛和肉类。
Topics Animalsb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- thick
- fine
- soft
- …
… of wool
- ball
- skein
verb + wool
- produce
- spin
- card
- …
wool + noun
- merchant
- trade
- shop
- …
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long, thick thread made from animal’s wool, used for knitting (= making clothing with wool using two long needles or a machine)毛线；绒线
- a ball of wool一团毛线
- I bought knitting wool for a cardigan.我买了羊毛衫开衫。
- She’s knitting a jumper in pure wool.她正在用纯羊毛编织套头衫。
- She spun wool by hand to weave into clothing.她手纺羊毛来织衣服。
Topics Clothes and Fashionb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- thick
- fine
- soft
- …
… of wool
- ball
- skein
verb + wool
- produce
- spin
- card
- …
wool + noun
- merchant
- trade
- shop
- …
See full entry
cloth made from animal’s wool, used for making clothes, etc.毛料；毛织物
- This scarf is 100% wool.这条披肩是纯毛的。
- pure new wool纯新毛料
- a wool blanket/sweater羊毛毯；羊毛衫
Topics Clothes and Fashionb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- thick
- fine
- soft
- …
… of wool
- ball
- skein
verb + wool
- produce
- spin
- card
- …
wool + noun
- merchant
- trade
- shop
- …
See full entry

Word OriginOld English wull, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wol and German Wolle, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin lana ‘wool’, vellus ‘fleece’.

Idioms

pull the wool over somebody’s eyes

(informal) to hide your real actions or intentions from somebody by making them believe something that is not true蒙蔽某人；欺骗某人