| 单词 | swab |
| 释义 | swab /swob/, n. , v. , swabbed, swabbing. n. 1. a large mop used on shipboard for cleaning decks, living quarters, etc. 2. a bit of sponge, cloth, cotton, or the like, sometimes fixed to a stick, for cleansing the mouth of a sick person or for applying medicaments, drying areas, etc. 3. the material collected with a swab as a specimen for microscopic study. 4. a brush or wad of absorbent material for cleaning the bore of a firearm. 5. Slang. a sailor; swabby. 6. Slang. a clumsy fellow. v.t. 7. to clean with or as if with a swab: to swab the decks. 8. to take up or apply, as moisture, with or as if with a swab: to swab soapy water from the decks. 9. to pass over a surface: to swab a mop over the decks. Also, swob. [1645-55; back formation from SWABBER] |
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