单词 | bandage |
释义 | bandage (once / 670 pages) nv A bandage is a piece of tape or cloth that's used to slow the flow of blood from a cut or another wound. Any good first aid kit is equipped with plenty of bandages. A bandage can vary from being a tiny plastic strip you stick on the spot where your cat scratched you to a thick, wide cloth that's applied to a serious injury at a hospital. You can also use it as a verb: "If I were you, I'd bandage that skinned knee so it doesn't get dirty." Bandage is a Middle French word, from the Old French bander, "to bind," and ultimately bande, "a strip." WORD FAMILYbandage: bandaged, bandages, bandaging+/bandaging: bandagings USAGE EXAMPLESAlso, some casinos want to start online gambling sites and lawmakers want to squeeze more money from gambling to bandage the state’s deficit-ridden finances. Washington Times(Dec 23, 2016) “I miss school,” said the slender Abdul-Hameed as a nurse changed his bandages — minutes before he heard of his father’s death. Seattle Times(Dec 21, 2016) I found a doctor in the camp who bandaged it. The Guardian(Dec 10, 2016) 1n a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body Syn|Hypo|Hyper patch adhesive bandage bandage consisting of a medical dressing of plain absorbent gauze held in place by a plastic or fabric tape coated with adhesive capeline bandagebandage that covers the head or an amputation stump like a cap cast, plaster bandage, plaster castbandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal compression bandage, tourniquetbandage that stops the flow of blood from an artery by applying pressure elastic bandagea bandage containing stretchable material that can apply local pressure four-tailed bandagea bandage consisting of a strip of cloth split in two on both ends; the central part is placed under the chin to restrict motion of the mandible and the tails are tied over the top of the head immovable bandagea bandage of cloth impregnated with a substance (e.g., plaster of Paris) that hardens soon after it is applied oblique bandagea bandage in which successive turns proceed obliquely up or down a limb roller bandagebandage consisting of a strip of sterile fabric (of variable width) rolled into a cylinder to facilitate application scarf bandage, sling, triangular bandagebandage to support an injured forearm; consisting of a wide triangular piece of cloth hanging from around the neck suspensory, suspensory bandagea bandage of elastic fabric applied to uplift a dependant part (as the scrotum or a pendulous breast) swathe, wrappingan enveloping bandage truss(medicine) a bandage consisting of a pad and belt; worn to hold a hernia in place by pressure Band Aidtrade name for an adhesive bandage to cover small cuts or blisters Elastoplastan elastic adhesive bandage for covering cuts or wounds spiral bandagean oblique bandage in which successive turns overlap preceding turns dressing, medical dressing a cloth covering for a wound or sore 2v dress by covering or binding The nurse bandaged a sprained ankle bandage an incision Hypo|Hyper ligate bind with a bandage or ligature dress apply a bandage or medication to 3v wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose Syn|Hyper bind fasten, fix, secure cause to be firmly attached |
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