swab
noun[C]
uk/swɒb/us/swɑːb/asmallpieceofsoftmaterialused forcleaningacutor for taking asmallamountofsubstancefrom abody, or thesubstanceitself that can then betested:
拭子，消毒棉；用药签取下的化验标本Thenursecleanedthecuton mylegwith a swab.护士用一根药签清理我腿上的伤口。
"I'm just going to take a swabofyourear," said thedoctor.医生说：“我要用棉签从你耳朵里取样检查。”
US(UStrademarkQ-tip);(UKcotton bud)
asmallpieceofsoftmaterialon ashortstick:
药签，棉花棒Use acottonswab tocleanyourears.用一支棉花棒清理你的耳朵。
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- anti-shock
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- bind
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- biomaterial
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- induction loop
- kinesiology tape
- liposome
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swab
verb[T]
uk/swɒb/us/swɑːb/-bb-swabverb[T](WASH)
towashasurface,especiallytheopen,flatareasof aship, with awetclothormop
（用湿布或拖把）清洗，擦洗（尤指船上的地板）Cleaning generally
- brushsomeone/somethingoff
- cleaner
- cleaning
- cleanse
- cleansing
- groom
- high-touch
- hoovering
- mop
- purification
- purifier
- purify
- rinse
- scrub
- sponge
- squeegee
- steam-clean
- sterilizing
- swill
- washsomethingdown
swabverb[T](MEDICINE)
tocleanacutor take asmallamountofsubstancefrom abodyusing asmallpieceofsoftmaterial
用棉花棒清理（伤口）；用药签取下（化验标本）Medical examination
- -scopy
- anechoic
- audiological
- biopsic
- blood work
- CAT scan
- EKG
- endoscopy
- histological
- histologically
- hysteroscopy
- immunohistochemical
- irradiation
- mammography
- radiography
- sigmoidoscopy
- smear
- SPECT
- stress test
- triage
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