wool

Compared meaning: wool from a sheep (noun).

比较义项：羊毛（名词）。

• wool 本词

  Wool is the general, often-processed material made from sheep's hair - the fibre or fabric used for spinning yarn or making cloth; an uncountable mass noun for the substance itself.

  wool 指经过加工、用来纺纱或织布的羊毛材料或纤维，是泛指这种物质本身的不可数名词。

  This scarf is knitted from soft merino wool.

  这条围巾是用柔软的美利奴羊毛织成的。

• fleece

  Fleece is the whole coat of wool growing on a live sheep, or the single mass of wool removed in one shearing; it names the covering as a unit, not the processed material.

  fleece 指活羊身上整片的羊毛外衣，或者一次剪毛时整块剪下来的羊毛，指的是这一整层覆盖物，而不是加工后的材料。

  The farmer sheared the sheep's entire fleece in a few minutes.

  农场主几分钟内就剪下了那只羊整块的羊毛。

Wool and fleece both name sheep's hair. Wool is the processed, uncountable material used for yarn or cloth. Fleece is a sheep's whole wool coat, or all the wool from one shearing. Fleece can also mean cheating someone, or a warm jacket; not compared.

wool 和 fleece 在“羊毛”这个意思上很接近，但 wool 指剪下来后经过处理、用来纺纱织布的羊毛材料或纤维，是不可数名词；fleece 则指绵羊身上完整的一层羊毛外衣，或剪毛时一次剪下的整块羊毛，强调的是“这一整层毛”而不是加工后的材料。另外，fleece 还有“骗取（钱财）”以及“抓绒衣物”的意思，这里不作比较。