swab
- IPA[swäb]
美式
- an absorbent pad or piece of material used in surgery and medicine for cleaning wounds, applying medication, or taking specimens.;a specimen of a secretion taken with a swab for examination
- clean (a wound or surface) with a swab;absorb or clear (moisture) with a swab
noun: swab, plural noun: swabs
- 釋義
- 相關詞
名詞
- 1. an absorbent pad or piece of material used in surgery and medicine for cleaning wounds, applying medication, or taking specimens.
- ▪ a specimen of a secretion taken with a swab for examination he had taken throat swabs
- ▪ a piece of absorbent material used for cleaning the bore of a firearm, a woodwind instrument, etc.
- 2. a mop or other absorbent device for cleaning or mopping up a floor or other surface.
- ▪ US another term for swabbie
動詞
- 1. clean (a wound or surface) with a swab swabbing down the decks swab a patch of skin with alcohol
- ▪ absorb or clear (moisture) with a swab the blood was swabbed away
- a small wad of absorbent cotton on a short thin stick, used for cosmetic or hygienic purposes; ...
Oxford Dictionary
- a small wad of absorbent cotton on a short thin stick, used for cosmetic or hygienic purposes.
Oxford American Dictionary
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- IPA[swɒb]
英式
- an absorbent pad or piece of material used in surgery and medicine for cleaning wounds, ...
- clean (a wound or surface) with a swab: the crew were swabbing down the decks swab a patch of skin with alcohol
Oxford Dictionary