单词 | cotton gin |
释义 | Related topics: Material & textilesˈcotton gin noun [countable] TIMa machine that separates the seeds of a cotton plant from the cotton 轧棉机,轧花机Examples from the Corpuscotton gin• Eli Whitney, famous for the cotton gin, also developed mass production techniques for muskets.• Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin in 1793.• The cotton gin was a machine for separating the cotton from the cotton seeds.Origin cotton gin (1700-1800) gin “machine” (1300-1400) From Old French engin “engine”ˈcotton gin nounChineseSyllable separates seeds the of a that machine Corpus |
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