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swab 音標拼音: [sw'ɑb] n. 拖把,藥簽
vt. 擦洗,拭抹 拖把,藥簽擦洗,拭抹 swab棉花棒 swab n 1: 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 2: cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors [ synonym: { swab}, { swob}, { mop}] v 1: wash with a swab or a mop; " swab the ship' s decks" [ synonym: { swab}, { swob}] 2: apply ( usually a liquid) to a surface; " dab the wall with paint" [ synonym: { dab}, { swab}, { swob}] Swab \ Swab\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Swabbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Swabbing}.] [ See { Swabber}, n.] To clean with a mop or swab; to wipe when very wet, as after washing; as, to swab the desk of a ship. [ Spelt also { swob}.] [ 1913 Webster]
Swab \ Swab\, n. [ Written also swob.] 1. A kind of mop for cleaning floors, the desks of vessels, etc., esp. one made of rope- yarns or threads. [ 1913 Webster] 2. A bit of sponge, cloth, or the like, fastened to a handle, for cleansing the mouth of a sick person, applying medicaments to deep- seated parts, etc. [ 1913 Webster] 3. ( Naut.) An epaulet. [ Sailor' s Slang] -- Marryat. [ 1913 Webster] 4. A cod, or pod, as of beans or pease. [ Obs.] -- Bailey. [ 1913 Webster] 5. A sponge, or other suitable substance, attached to a long rod or handle, for cleaning the bore of a firearm. [ 1913 Webster] 65 Moby Thesaurus words for " swab": air- dry, anhydrate, bake, baptize, bath, bathe, blot, brush, burn, cure, dehumidify, dehydrate, desiccate, douche, drain, dry, evaporate, exsiccate, fire, flush, flush out, gargle, holystone, insolate, irrigate, kiln, lather, launder, lave, mop, mop up, mummify, parch, rinse, rinse out, ritually immerse, rub, scorch, scour, scrub, scrub up, sear, shampoo, shower, shrivel, sluice, sluice out, smoke, soak up, soap, sponge, sun, sun- dry, syringe, toivel, torrefy, towel, tub, wash, wash out, wash up, weazen, wipe, wither, wizen |
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