swab

英 [swɒb]

美 [swɑːb]

n.  (医用的)拭子，药签; 用拭子对(人体)化验标本的采集
v.  用拭子擦拭; 擦洗，擦拭(地板等)

复数：swabs　过去式：swabbed　现在分词：swabbing　过去分词：swabbed　第三人称单数：swabs　

BNC.24580 / COCA.17891

牛津词典

noun

• （医用的）拭子，药签
  a piece of soft material used by a doctor, nurse, etc. for cleaning wounds or taking a sample from sb's body for testing
• 用拭子对（人体）化验标本的采集
  an act of taking a sample from sb's body, with a swab
  1. to take a throat swab
     用棉签从咽部采集化验样品

verb

• 用拭子擦拭
  to clean or remove liquid from a wound, etc., using a swab
• 擦洗，擦拭（地板等）
  to clean or wash a floor, surface, etc. using water and a cloth, etc.

柯林斯词典

• (医用)拭子，棉签，药签
  Aswabis a small piece of cotton wool used by a doctor or nurse for cleaning a wound or putting a substance on it.
• VERB (用拖把、抹布等)擦洗，擦拭
  If youswabsomething, you clean it using a wet cloth or a tool called a mop.
  1. I noticed a lone man in the cafeteria swabbing the floor as I passed.
     我路过时注意到一个男子独自在自助餐厅里拖地。

英英释义

noun

• cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle
  Synonym:swobmop
• implement consisting of a small piece of cotton that is used to apply medication or cleanse a wound or obtain a specimen of a secretion

verb

• apply (usually a liquid) to a surface
  1. dab the wall with paint
  Synonym:dabswob
• wash with a swab or a mop
  1. swab the ship's decks
  Synonym:swob

双语例句

• A keen artist, Cao uses a cotton swab instead of a paint brush.
  一位热衷艺术的艺术家，曹庆用棉花棒代替画笔作画。
• Use a cotton swab e lightly moistened with cleaning fluid or denatured alcohol.
  可用棉棒e轻沾清洁剂或酒精清洁之。
• But you can use a swab or cloth to clean the outer part of the ear.
  但是你可以用棉签或者布清理耳朵的外部。
• I noticed a lone man in the cafeteria swabbing the floor as I passed.
  我路过时注意到一个男子独自在自助餐厅里拖地。
• Interpol said such explosives cannot be detected by using standard X-ray equipment, but noted that airport "puffer" machines, swab tests and bomb-sniffing dogs could help aid detection.
  国际警察组织说，这种炸药不能被标准的X射线设备所检测，但指出机场的吹气机、表面擦拭测试和炸弹嗅探犬可以帮助检测。
• The doctors rub the cotton swab on the opening of a woman's uterus. Once the liquid touches the organ, any pre-cancerous or cancerous cells will turn white.
  医生用棉签摩擦妇女的子宫口，一旦白醋接触该器官，任何癌前或癌变细胞都会变成白色。
• A swab shows no trace of carbon.
  药签的标本没有显示出碳的痕迹。
• The crew were orderd to swab down the decks.
  船员们奉命擦洗甲板。
• Methods: To examine helminth eggs with Kato-katz, and examine pinworm eggs with anal swab method for3~ 7 years'children, then do statistics and analysis for the results.
  采用改良加藤厚涂片法检查肠道蠕虫卵和对3~7岁儿童进行肛拭法检查蛲虫卵，并对检查结果进行统计分析。
• You swab that wound on his hand yet?
  他手上的伤情洗过了吗？