| 单词 | scab |
| 释义 | scab From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishIllness & disability, Labour relations, unionsscabscab /skæb/ noun [countable]1 MIa hard layer of dried blood that forms over a cut or wound while it is getting better2 BELan insulting word for someone who works while the other people in the same factory, office etc are on strikeExamples from the Corpusscab• Until the healing process is well advanced, the body forms a scab over the wound to protect it.• He is a scab on the play, a scab speaking prose.• Cuts and grazes on the skin should be covered with a waterproof dressing until a scab forms.From Longman Business Dictionaryscabscab /skæb/ noun [countable] an insulting word for someone who works when other people in the same factory, office etc are on strikeOrigin scab (1200-1300) Old Norse skabb |
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