dab
v
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1 [Tn] press (sth) lightly and gently 輕觸, 輕壓(某物)
She dabbed her eyes (with a tissue). 她(用紙巾)輕輕地按了按眼睛.
2 [Ipr] ~ at sth lightly touch sth by pressing but not rubbing 輕觸某物(但不揉擦)
She dabbed at the cut with cotton wool. 她用藥棉輕輕地按了按傷口.
3 (phr v) dab sth on/off (sth) apply/remove (sth) with light quick strokes 輕而快地搽、 涂[去掉](某物)
dab paint on a picture 在畫上輕輕點上顏色
dab off the excess water 輕輕地按, 吸掉多余的水. dab, n
1 [C]
(a) small quantity (of paint, etc) put on a surface (涂上的)少量(顏色等).
(b) act of lightly touching or pressing sth without rubbing 輕觸或輕壓某物(但不揉擦)
One dab with blotting-paper and the ink was dry. 用吸墨紙輕輕按了一下, 墨水就乾了.
2 dabs [pl] (Brit sl 俚) fingerprints 指紋印.
dab n type of flat-fish 黃蓋鰈(魚).
dab n (idm 習語) (be) a dab (hand) (at sth) (Brit infml 口) very skilled 能手; 熟手
a dab hand at golf, at rolling cigarettes 高爾夫球、 卷香煙的能手.