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swab

美音:[swɔb ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
英音:[swɔb ]点这儿播放单词英音发声
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

be clean  clean  cleanse  rinse  wring  flush  full  wipe  mop  sponge  scour  swab  scrub  brush  wash  lave  launder  purify  purge  expurgate  clarify  refine  filter  filtrate  drain  strain    

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.