wire wool
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˌwire ˈwool noun [uncountable] British English DHCa mass of very thin pieces of wire, used for cleaning pans 〔洗锅盘用的〕钢丝绒，钢丝球
Examples from the Corpus
wire wool• She felt a wire wool of beard on her chin, and realised she was seeing the world two-dimensionally.• They are looking at some wire wool that has rusted.• She chose the cooker and began to scrape its insides with wire wool.• The inside of the fitting should be brushed out with a special wire brush and rubbed with wire wool.• The more stubborn food particles can be removed by gentle scrubbing with wire wool.• Before you replace it, clean the two pipe ends thoroughly with wire wool, then brush on flux.ˌwire ˈwool nounChineseSyllable
used of wire, mass pieces thin a very of Corpus
wire wool
ˌwire ˈwool
noun [uncountable] British English
a mass of very thin pieces of wire, used for cleaning pans
ˌwire ˈwool
noun [uncountable] British Englisha mass of very thin pieces of wire, used for cleaning pans