每日单词:swab

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摘要:“Swab”源自17世纪英语,可能来自中古荷兰语 swabbe(拖把)或低地德语 swabber(船上清洁工)。最初指用于擦洗甲板的粗糙布或拖把,后扩展为动词(擦拭、清洁)和名词(医用拭子或清洁工具)。

swab

[SWAB]

英 [swɒb] 美 [swɑːb]

n.【C】药签;医用海绵 vt.擦净;以棉花棒涂敷于

词源

“Swab”源自17世纪英语,可能来自中古荷兰语 swabbe(拖把)或低地德语 swabber(船上清洁工)。最初指用于擦洗甲板的粗糙布或拖把,后扩展为动词(擦拭、清洁)和名词(医用拭子或清洁工具)。

外刊例句

《经济学人》(The Economist),2024年10月5日

Nasal swabs became essential for rapid virus testing.

鼻拭子成为快速病毒检测的关键工具。

《纽约时报》(The New York Times),2023年11月12日

Sailors swabbed the deck to keep the ship pristine.

水手们擦洗甲板以保持船的清洁。

《卫报》(The Guardian),2025年1月8日

The nurse used a swab to collect a saliva sample.

护士用拭子采集唾液样本。

◉经典名著

《白鲸》(Moby-Dick),赫尔曼·梅尔维尔(Herman Melville),1851年

The crew swabbed the deck at dawn.

船员们在黎明擦洗甲板。

《鲁宾逊漂流记》(Robinson Crusoe),丹尼尔·笛福(Daniel Defoe),1719年

He swabbed his boat with rags.

他用破布擦拭小船。

Usage Examples

(1) Loose your fist and put the swab on it for 15 minutes.

(2) You should never put a cotten swap[cotton swab] or other object into the ear canal.

(3) You should never put a cotton swab or other object into the ear canal.

(4) But you can use a swab or cloth to clean the outer part of the ear.

(5) Now,I'll just use this swab to sterilize it,then give you the injection.

(6) The crew were orderd to swab down the decks.

(7) Little Tom swabbed up the gravy with crusty bread.

(8) The nurse swabbed the wound with mercurochrome.

(1) 请松开手,用棉签按压15分钟。

(2) 你不应该放一根棉签或其他物体到耳道之中。

(3) 你绝不能把棉签或者其他小体积东西塞入耳道内。

(4) 但是你可以用棉签或者布把你耳朵外面的部分擦干净。

(5) 现在我要用酒精棉球给你擦一擦皮肤

(6) 船员们奉命擦洗甲板。

(7) 小汤姆用硬面包把肉汁抹得干干净净。

(8) 护士用药签在伤口上敷红药水。

◉柯林斯词典

1. [N-COUNT 可数名词](医用)拭子,棉签,药签 A swab is a small piece of cotton wool used by a doctor or nurse for cleaning a wound or putting a substance on it.

2. [VERB 动词](用拖把、抹布等)擦洗,擦拭 If you swab something, you clean it using a wet cloth or a tool called a mop. [V n]

I noticed a lone man in the cafeteria swabbing the floor as I passed.

来源:学无用的英语

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