swab
美音:
[swɔb
]英音:
[swɔb
]n.拖把,药签 vt.拭抹,擦洗
难易程度:
swab为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
动词过去式:swabbed/swobbed 过去分词:swabbed/swobbed 现在分词:swabbing/swobbing 第三人称单数:swabs/swobs
近义词, 同义词
swab
/swɒb; swɑb/
n
(a) piece of cotton wool, etc used in medicine for cleaning wounds, etc or for taking specimens, eg of mucus, for testing (医用的)拭子; 药签.
(b) specimen taken in this way (用拭子取下的)化验标本
*take swabs from children suspected of having diphtheria 取怀疑白喉患儿拭样供化验.
v (-bb-)
1 [Tn, Tn.pr] clean or wipe (sth) with a swab 用拭子拭抹或擦净(某物)
*swab the wound with cotton wool 用药棉擦净伤口
* swab the blood off her face 用拭子揩掉她脸上的血迹.
2 [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sth (down) clean sth with water using a mop, cloth, etc (用拖把、抹布等)擦洗(某物)
*swab down the decks 用拖把擦洗甲板.