comb
n
1 [C]
(a) piece of metal, plastic or bone with teeth, used for tidying and arranging the hair 梳子; 篦子.
(b) small piece of plastic or bone with teeth, worn by women to hold the hair in place or as an ornament 發插(用以使頭發固定或作頭飾).
2 [C usu sing 通常作單數]
act of combing the hair 梳理(毛發); 梳(頭)
Your hair needs a (good) comb. 你的頭發需要(好好)梳一梳.
3 [C] thing shaped or used like a comb, esp a device for tidying and straightening wool, cotton, etc to prepare it for manufacture 梳狀物; 精梳機.
4 [C, U] = honeycomb.
5 [C] red fleshy growth on the head of a domestic fowl, esp a cock (家禽的)冠; (尤指)公雞冠. =>illus at App 1 見附錄1之插圖, page v.
6 (idm 習語) with a fine-tooth comb => fine2. comb, v
1 [Tn] pass a comb through (the hair) in order to tidy or arrange it 梳理(毛發); 梳(頭)
Don't forget to comb your hair before you go out! 不要忘記臨出門梳梳頭!
2 [Tn] prepare (wool, cotton, etc) for manufacture by tidying and straightening it with a comb(3) (用精梳機)精梳(毛、 棉等).
3 [Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr]
~ (through) sth (for sb/sth) search sth thoroughly 徹底搜尋某物
He combed through the files searching for evidence of fraud. 他詳查檔案, 尋找欺詐行為的證據.
Police are combing the woods for the missing children. 警察搜遍樹林以尋找失蹤的孩子.
4 (phr v) comb sth out remove knots, tangles, etc from or shape (the hair) with a comb 梳去(發結和亂處等); 梳整(發型). comb sth out (of sth)
(a) remove (dirt, tangles, etc) from the hair with a comb 梳去毛發中(的臟物或結團處)
She combed the mud out of the dog's fur. 她梳去狗的皮毛中的泥土.
(b) remove (unwanted people or things) from a group 從群體中清除(不需要的人或物).