英语词汇“comby”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

comb¹ /kōm/

noun

A toothed implement or part of a machine, for separating, arranging and cleaning hair, wool, flax, etc

Anything of similar form

An act of combing

The fleshy crest on the head of some birds

The top or crest of a wave, of a roof, or of a hill

A regular structure made by bees for storing honey, a honeycomb

transitive verb

To separate, arrange or clean by means of a comb or as if with a comb

To search methodically and thoroughly

intransitive verb

To break with a white foam, as the top of a wave does

ORIGIN: OE camb

combed adjective

combˈer noun

Someone or something that combs wool, etc

A long foaming wave

combˈings plural noun

Hairs or wool fibres combed off

combˈless adjective

combˈwise adverb

combˈy adjective

comb jelly noun same as ctenophore (see under ctene).

combˈover noun

A vain attempt to make the most of one's dwindling resources of hair (see also comb over below)

comb out

To arrange (hair) by combing after rollers, etc have been removed
To remove (tangles, etc) from hair by combing
To search thoroughly for and remove (eg lice, men for military service; combˈ-out noun)

comb over

To comb long strands of hair from one side of the head over to the other to disguise a bald patch

go over with a fine-tooth(ed) comb

To examine or search thoroughly

comb1 /kōm/