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单词 cotton swab
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Definition of cotton swab in English:

cotton swab

noun
North American
  • A small wad of absorbent cotton on a short thin stick, used for cosmetic or hygienic purposes; a cotton bud.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Using a cotton swab, apply a few drops of vitamin E from a capsule or a dab of zinc ointment inside the tip of your nose every night before bed until your nosebleeds stop.
    • This involves swabbing a square centimetre area of an establishment's food preparation surfaces with a cotton swab to determine the number of viable bacteria present.
    • The authors conclude that use of a moistened cotton swab is an easy, reproducible method of obtaining a fungal culture sample from the scalp of small children who may be frightened by other methods.
    • It's usually diagnosed during touch testing - pressing on different areas with a cotton swab and measuring response to pain.
    • For hard-to-reach areas, use a cotton swab or toothbrush.
    • Areas that are too wet with the turpenoid can be carefully blotted with a cotton swab, or an unappealing value can be lifted with a cotton swab dabbed in turpenoid.
    • There are low-tech collection tools such as a cotton swab, and more sophisticated detection tools, including a handheld ultraviolet light unit.
    • And vigorous ear cleaning with a cotton swab can promote infection, because the wax that coats the lining of the ear canal is a natural antimicrobial.
    • Use a cotton swab to get into the small crevasses.
    • Get toes ready for color by dipping a cotton swab in rubbing alcohol to get any moisturizer off toenails (polish and moisturizer don't mix).
    • If you make a mistake, wipe away the pencil mark with a cotton swab dipped in rubbing alcohol.
    • He pressed a cotton swab to my arm and taped it down.
    • See a dermatologist to have it injected with a dose of cortisone to take down the swelling, and then conceal it with makeup, using a sterile cotton swab.
    • Draw a white pencil line just beneath the brow line and then blend it with a cotton swab.
    • It is temperature insensitive, doesn't gum up, and a small dab applied with a cotton swab works to perfection.
    • Before sending nosebleed-prone kids outside to play on cold, dry days, put a dab of petroleum jelly on a cotton swab and run it around the inside of their nostrils.
    • A cotton swab saturated with 4% ammonium hydroxide was placed in the petri dish and the dish covered.
    • Rinse the site in warm water and gently remove any crusting with a cotton swab.
    • Use a cotton swab to apply a small amount of the medication.
    • To remove an unwanted sealant drip, dab a cotton swab in rubbing alcohol and rub it on the drip to dissolve the sealant, working while it's still wet, if possible.
 
 

Definition of cotton swab in US English:

cotton swab

noun
North American
  • A small wad of absorbent cotton on a short thin stick, used for cosmetic or hygienic purposes.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Areas that are too wet with the turpenoid can be carefully blotted with a cotton swab, or an unappealing value can be lifted with a cotton swab dabbed in turpenoid.
    • Using a cotton swab, apply a few drops of vitamin E from a capsule or a dab of zinc ointment inside the tip of your nose every night before bed until your nosebleeds stop.
    • This involves swabbing a square centimetre area of an establishment's food preparation surfaces with a cotton swab to determine the number of viable bacteria present.
    • Get toes ready for color by dipping a cotton swab in rubbing alcohol to get any moisturizer off toenails (polish and moisturizer don't mix).
    • Use a cotton swab to apply a small amount of the medication.
    • To remove an unwanted sealant drip, dab a cotton swab in rubbing alcohol and rub it on the drip to dissolve the sealant, working while it's still wet, if possible.
    • The authors conclude that use of a moistened cotton swab is an easy, reproducible method of obtaining a fungal culture sample from the scalp of small children who may be frightened by other methods.
    • Use a cotton swab to get into the small crevasses.
    • It is temperature insensitive, doesn't gum up, and a small dab applied with a cotton swab works to perfection.
    • If you make a mistake, wipe away the pencil mark with a cotton swab dipped in rubbing alcohol.
    • A cotton swab saturated with 4% ammonium hydroxide was placed in the petri dish and the dish covered.
    • It's usually diagnosed during touch testing - pressing on different areas with a cotton swab and measuring response to pain.
    • Rinse the site in warm water and gently remove any crusting with a cotton swab.
    • He pressed a cotton swab to my arm and taped it down.
    • There are low-tech collection tools such as a cotton swab, and more sophisticated detection tools, including a handheld ultraviolet light unit.
    • Before sending nosebleed-prone kids outside to play on cold, dry days, put a dab of petroleum jelly on a cotton swab and run it around the inside of their nostrils.
    • For hard-to-reach areas, use a cotton swab or toothbrush.
    • Draw a white pencil line just beneath the brow line and then blend it with a cotton swab.
    • See a dermatologist to have it injected with a dose of cortisone to take down the swelling, and then conceal it with makeup, using a sterile cotton swab.
    • And vigorous ear cleaning with a cotton swab can promote infection, because the wax that coats the lining of the ear canal is a natural antimicrobial.
 
 
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