swab
n
(a) piece of cotton wool, etc used in medicine for cleaning wounds, etc or for taking specimens, eg of mucus, for testing (醫(yī)用的)拭子; 藥簽.
(b) specimen taken in this way (用拭子取下的)化驗(yàn)標(biāo)本
take swabs from children suspected of having diphtheria 取懷疑白喉患兒拭樣供化驗(yàn). swab, v (-bb-)
1 [Tn, Tn.pr]
clean or wipe (sth) with a swab 用拭子拭抹或擦凈(某物)
swab the wound with cotton wool 用藥棉擦凈傷口
swab the blood off her face 用拭子揩掉她臉上的血跡.
2 [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sth (down) clean sth with water using a mop, cloth, etc (用拖把、 抹布等)擦洗(某物)
swab down the decks 用拖把擦洗甲板.