cotton gin
cotton gin — 名詞
1. A farming machine that pulls cotton seeds out of the fluffy fiber using rotating
軋棉機
將棉花種子與纖維分離的機器
A farming machine that pulls cotton seeds out of the fluffy fiber using rotating teeth or saws, replacing the slow work of removing them by hand
In 1793, Eli Whitney built the first cotton gin in the United States.
1793年，Eli Whitney 在美國建造了第一台軋棉機。
historical origin: invented by Eli Whitney in 1793
Before the cotton gin, workers removed seeds from cotton fiber by hand.
在軋棉機發明之前，工人用手將種子從棉花纖維中去除。
The Watanabe family bought a small cotton gin to process their cotton harvest.
渡邊家買了一台小型軋棉機來處理他們收成的棉花。
collocation: buy + cotton gin
A single cotton gin can process hundreds of kilograms of cotton in just one hour.
一台軋棉機在一小時內就能處理數百公斤的棉花。
Kian saw a working cotton gin at the farming history museum.
Kian 在農業歷史博物館看到一台正在運作的軋棉機。
collocation: working cotton gin
Aylin made a sketch of the cotton gin for her school report on farming inventions.
Aylin 為了學校的農具發明報告，仔細畫了一張軋棉機的素描。
collocation: sketch of a cotton gin
After the cotton gin became popular, Southern farmers grew much larger cotton crops each year.
軋棉機普及後，南方農民每年種植的棉花產量大幅增加。
historical impact: cotton gin changed farming
用法筆記
The word 'gin' in 'cotton gin' is short for 'engine' (a machine) and is not related to the alcoholic drink. This term is most often used in historical discussions about farming in the 18th and 19th centuries.
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常用片語
- invent a cotton gin
- operate a cotton gin
- build a cotton gin
- cotton gin separates seeds from fiber